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Porbeagle

Lamna nasus

74Records since 2000
AugustPeak month
1Counties with records
VulnerableIUCN Red List

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb5
Mar1
Apr3
May0
Jun5
Jul13
Aug19
Sep9
Oct5
Nov12
Dec2

GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Highland Scotland1
2 Scotland2 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 1 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
74
Peak month
August
Counties with records
1
IUCN Red List
Vulnerable
Scientific name
Lamna nasus
Group
Fish
Conservation designations
Global Red List (JNCC), OSPAR list, Biodiversity List – Northern Ireland, Biodiversity List – England, Biodiversity List – Wales, UK BAP priority species, Scottish Biodiversity List
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Elasmobranchii
Order
Lamniformes
Family
Lamnidae
Genus
Lamna
Name with authority
Lamna nasus (Bonnaterre, 1788)
Described
1788

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q136842 · GBIF 5216239