Shortfin mako shark

Shortfin mako shark
CITES Appendix II (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Order: Lamniformes
Family: Lamnidae
Genus: Isurus
Species:
I. oxyrinchus
Binomial name
Isurus oxyrinchus
Distribution of Isurus oxyrinchus
Synonyms
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  • Isurus oxyrhinchus Rafinesque, 1810
  • Isurus oxyrhincus Rafinesque, 1810
  • Isurus oxyrhynchus Rafinesque, 1810
  • Isurus spallanzani Rafinesque, 1810
  • Squalus cepedii Lesson, 1831
  • Isurus cepedii (Lesson, 1831)
  • Lamna oxyrhina Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1835
  • Oxyrhina gomphodon Müller & Henle, 1839
  • Oxyrhina glauca Müller & Henle, 1839
  • Isuropsis glaucus (Müller & Henle, 1839)
  • Isurus glaucus (Müller & Henle, 1839)
  • Lamna glauca (Müller & Henle, 1839)
  • Lamna latro Owen, 1853
  • Isuropsis dekayi Gill, 1862
  • Carcharias tigris Atwood, 1869
  • Isurus tigris (Atwood, 1869)
  • Lamna guentheri Murray, 1884
  • Isurus guentheri (Murray, 1884)
  • Lamna huidobrii Philippi, 1887
  • Isurus mako Whitley, 1929
  • Isuropsis mako (Whitley, 1929)
  • Isurus bideni Phillipps, 1932
  • Isurus tigris africanus Smith, 1957
  • Isurus africanus Smith, 1957
  • Lamna punctata (non Storer, 1839) misapplied
  • Isurus paucus (non Guitart Manday, 1966) misapplied

The shortfin mako shark (/ˈmɑːkoʊˌ ˈmeɪ-/; Māori: /ˈmaːko/;[3] Isurus oxyrinchus), also known as the shortfin mako, blue pointer, or bonito shark, is a large mackerel shark. It is commonly referred to as the mako shark, as is the longfin mako shark (Isurus paucus).[1][4][5] The fastest known shark species, able to reach speeds of 74 km/h (46 mph) in bursts, the shortfin mako can attain a size of 4 m (13 ft) in length and weigh 570 kg (1,260 lb). The species is classified as Endangered by the IUCN.

  1. ^ a b Rigby, C.L.; Barreto, R.; Carlson, J.; Fernando, D.; Fordham, S.; Francis, M.P.; Jabado, R.W.; Liu, K.M.; Marshall, A.; Pacoureau, N.; Romanov, E.; Sherley, R.B.; Winker, H. (2019). "Isurus oxyrinchus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T39341A2903170. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T39341A2903170.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  3. ^ "mako - Te Aka Māori Dictionary". mako - Te Aka Māori Dictionary. Retrieved 2021-11-25.
  4. ^ "Isurus oxyrinchus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 23 January 2006.
  5. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Isurus oxyrinchus". FishBase. May 2006 version.