The Porbeagle Shark is a deep water shark that can be found all around our coasts, but it very seldom swims in shallow waters. It is sometimes called the Blue Dog Shark because its upper body is usually blue, although the upper body can be dark grey sometimes. The underside of the Porbeagle Shark is white.

The Porbeagle is a large stocky-looking shark that is about two metres in length and around two hundred kilogrammes in weight. It has a long pointed nose and two large black eyes. Its teeth on the lower jaw are smooth, narrow and sharp and the teeth on the upper jaw are triangular-shaped. These two types of teeth help the Porbeagle Shark to stab, hold and cut its food. It mainly eats fish.

The Porbeagle Shark is also known as the Mackerel Shark because it loves eating mackerel. It also eats cod, herring, squid and shellfish. Sharks are often called cruel, vicious and a danger to man. Unfortunately, the reverse is often more accurate because the Porbeagle Shark is in severe decline and is considered to be critically endangered.

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