Porbeagle

Porbeagle

Lamna nasus

Size:
to 12 ft

Habitat:
open ocean

Notes:
dangerous

Porbeagle

Right: Porbeagle steaks

Porbeagles are fast-swimming active sharks. They are warm-blooded like their bigger cousins Great Whites and Makos. This makes them more tolerant of cold water than many other types. They are sought by fishermen both for sport and for food. The white patch at the base of the dorsal fin is unique to this shark.

Porbeagle
Porbeagle
Porbeagle
Note the stout, stocky body form of this boated Porbeagle. With the tail folded over, it looks almost like a porpoise.
Porbeagle
A rather fanciful illustration of a Porbeagle from Edward Donovan's Natural History of British Fishes 1802-1808.

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