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The shortfin mako shark (/ ˈ m ɑː k oʊ ˌ ˈ m eɪ-/; Māori: /ˈmaːko/; 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). The fastest known shark species, able to reach speeds of 74 km/h ...
Shortfin mako shark: 72 km/h (45 mph) [citation needed] [dubious – discuss] Underwater and unimpeded by a fishing line, the Shortfin mako has been reliably clocked at 50 km/h (31 mph), and there is a claim that one individual of this species achieved a burst speed of 74 km/h (46 mph).
Cosmopolitodus is an extinct genus of mackerel shark that lived between thirty and one million years ago during the late Oligocene to the Early Pleistocene epochs.Its type species is Cosmopolitodus hastalis, the broad-tooth mako (other common names include the extinct giant mako and broad-tooth white shark).
The shortfin mako's speed has been recorded at 50 kilometres per hour (31 mph), and there are reports that it can achieve bursts of up to 74 kilometres per hour (46 mph). [112] It can jump up to 9 meters (30 ft) in the air. Due to its speed and agility, this high-leaping fish is sought as game worldwide. This shark is highly migratory.
What a catch! Jeff Thomas was fishing off the coast of southern California when he caught this 809-pound Mako shark and set the world record for the largest one ever caught with a compound bow.
White shark: Carcharodon carcharias: Lamnidae: Vulnerable [21] White shark: Shortfin mako shark: Isurus oxyrinchus: Lamnidae Endangered [22] Shortfin Mako shark: Salmon shark: Lamna ditropis: Lamnidae Least concern [23] Salmon shark: Smalltooth sand tiger: Odontaspis ferox: Odontaspididae: Vulnerable [24] Smalltooth sand tiger at Keikyu ...
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On August 17, 2015, the first pieces of track began to ship from Ohio to Orlando, [8] and started to arrive on site two days later. [9] On January 6, 2016, the roller coaster's lift hill was topped-out. [10] [11] The first car of the train was shipped and revealed on February 16, 2016, with the car design exhibiting the face of a mako shark.