Species profile—Lamna nasus (porbeagle)

Classification

Animalia ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals ) (animals) → Chondrichthyes ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=chondrichthyes ) (cartilaginous fishes) → Lamnidae ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=chondrichthyes&family=lamnidae ) → Lamna nasus (porbeagle)

Sighting data

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KML ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getsurveysbyspecies&taxonid=35800&f=kml ) | CSV ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getsurveysbyspecies&taxonid=35800&f=csv ) | GeoJson ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getsurveysbyspecies&taxonid=35800 )

Species details

Kingdom
Animalia ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=chondrichthyes ) (animals)
Class
Chondrichthyes ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=chondrichthyes ) (cartilaginous fishes)
Family
Lamnidae ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=chondrichthyes&family=lamnidae )
Scientific name
Lamna nasus (Bonnaterre, 1788)
Common name
porbeagle
Type reference
Bonnaterre, J.P. (1788). Tableau Encyclopedique et Methodique des trois Regnes de la Nature. Ichthyologie. Paris. 215 pp.
WildNet taxon ID
35800
Synonym(s)
Squalus nasus
Lamna whitleyi
Squalus cornubicus
Isurus nasus
Alternate name(s)
mackerel shark
Conservation significant
Yes
Wetland status
Wetland Dependant Species ( https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/ecology/components/biota/fauna/fauna-indicator-species/ )
Endemicity
Native
Pest status
Nil
Species environment
Marine

Other resources

Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API ( https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/qld-wildlife-data-api ) using the Get species by ID function ( https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/qld-wildlife-data-api/resource/d050bfcd-ad49-4776-9bdb-7d5fa8f94fe2 ) used under CC-By 4.0 ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ).
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=35800 ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=35800 ).

This information is sourced from the WildNet platform ( https://www.qld.gov.au/environment/plants-animals/species-information/wildnet ) managed by the Queensland Department of Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation.