porbeagle
Swift Atlantic shark
A porbeagle is a large shark of the North Atlantic and southern oceans, related to the great white but smaller and not dangerous to humans.
It has a stout body and pointed snout, prized by some fisheries for its meat.
The name may derive from Cornish dialect, combining "porpoise" and "beagle."
Unsustainable marine harvest
- bycatchNon-target species caught accidentally
- finningSevering aquatic appendages
- vulnerableOpen to attack
- CITESWildlife trade agreement
quota · conservation · longlining · protected · threatened · sustainability · moratorium
Composed of flexible connective tissue
- gillsAquatic respiratory organs
- finsSwimming appendages
- snoutBeast's protruding face
- teethEnamel-covered chewing structures
dorsal · caudal · streamlined · nictitating · ampullae · fusiform · endothermic · warm-blooded
Uppermost point or culmination
- hunterPursuer of prey
- carnivoreCreature eating only animals
- pursuitAct of chasing something
- preyAnimal being hunted
mackerel · herring · squid · cod · haddock · cephalopod · ambush · opportunistic
Zone south of Arctic
- borealOf northern regions
- temperateMild, avoiding extremes
- thermoclineRapid temperature-change layer
- deep-divingDescending to extreme depths
overfishing
Unsustainable marine harvest
- bycatchNon-target species caught accidentally
- finningSevering aquatic appendages
- vulnerableOpen to attack
CITES · quota · conservation · longlining · protected · threatened · sustainability · moratorium
cartilaginous
Composed of flexible connective tissue
teeth · dorsal · caudal · streamlined · nictitating · ampullae · fusiform · endothermic · warm-blooded · solitary
apex
Uppermost point or culmination
prey · mackerel · herring · squid · cod · haddock · cephalopod · ambush · opportunistic · teeth
subarctic
Zone south of Arctic
- borealOf northern regions
- temperateMild, avoiding extremes
- thermoclineRapid temperature-change layer
deep-diving · cold-tolerant · Newfoundland · offshore · inshore
seasonal
Recurring at fixed intervals
- transatlanticSpanning the ocean between continents
- migrationMovement to new territory
- taggingAttaching identifying markers
porbeaglebull shark
Aggressive species entering rivers
tiger shark · nurse shark · lemon shark · whale shark · hammerhead shark