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The Lamnidae are the family of mackerel sharks known as white sharks. [2] They are large, fast-swimming predatory fish found in oceans worldwide, though they prefer environments with colder water. The name of the family is formed from the Greek word lamna, which means "fish of prey", and was derived from the Greek legendary creature, the Lamia. [3]
The megamouth shark is an extremely rare species of deepwater shark, and the smallest of the three filter-feeding sharks. Since its discovery in 1976, only a few megamouth sharks have been seen, with 55 specimens known to have been caught or sighted as of 2012, including three recordings on film.
Two marine biologists share 10 shark facts for kids, as well as why shark attacks happen and why sharks are essential to human survival.
Isurus (meaning "equal tail") [2] is a genus of mackerel sharks in the family Lamnidae, commonly known as the mako sharks. They are largely pelagic, [ 3 ] and are fast, predatory fish capable of swimming at speeds of up to 50 km/h (31 mph).
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 ...
A video showing multiple sharks swimming close to the shoreline just south of Myrtle Beach, California, has gone viral, gaining over ten million views since it was uploaded on May 16.
LeeBeth, a 14-foot, 2,600-pound great white shark, was caught in December at Hilton Head and outfitted with a GPS transmitter. Her last known location was 20 miles south of Gulfport, Mississippi ...
The longfin mako shark (Isurus paucus) is a species of mackerel shark in the family Lamnidae, with a probable worldwide distribution in temperate and tropical waters. An uncommon species, it is typically lumped together under the name "mako" with its better-known relative, the shortfin mako shark (I. oxyrinchus). The longfin mako is a pelagic ...