Geographic Range Oceanic Islands, Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Indian Ocean: The blue shark inhabits tropical, subtropical, and temperate waters worldwide.
Food The blue shark prey primarily prey is fish such as anchovies, sardines, herring . It will, however, attack virtually anything if itīs real hungry , including wounded marine animals.
Mass: 30 to 52 kg Average length is 1.8-2.4m.
Reproduction Blue sharks are viviparous and thought to be the most prolific of the larger sharks. Usually 25-50 pups are born per litter and up to 135 have been reported. Their gestation period lasts 9-12 months. The pups measure 40-51 cm at birth. Maturity is reached a
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