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The shortfin mako shark (/ ˈ m ɑː k oʊ ˌ ˈ m eɪ-/; 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 ).
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).
Mackerel sharks, also called white sharks, are large, fast-swimming sharks, found in oceans worldwide. They include the great white, the mako, porbeagle shark, and salmon shark. Mackerel sharks have pointed snouts, spindle-shaped bodies, and gigantic gill openings. The first dorsal fin is large, high, stiff and angular or somewhat rounded.
The shark continued to swim toward shore and beached itself in the shallow water, Fey said in a Sept. 14 Facebook post. The Mako shark, about 10 feet long, had beached itself on the shore, Fey said.
Massive mako shark stranded on Florida beach saved by swimmers. By the time the rangers arrived, the public and local police had helped refloat the shark back into the water. The rangers stayed at ...
A group of Queenslanders witnessed a shark repeatedly jumped out of the ocean off the coast of Queensland, Australia, on July 12.Karly Nolan captured the moment the shark breached the water in ...
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 ...
Beachgoers in Florida rescued a stranded Mako shark and returned it the ocean as it thrashed around and gnashed its teeth at them. The four rescuers decided to pull the shark into the sea by its ...