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Mackerel sharks are thought to have been around for some 120 million years. They are an order of fish that includes some of the most iconic shark species, from the basking and mako sharks to the great white.
MACKEREL SHARKS
These sharks are fast, strong swimmers and include the great white shark and the mako. A type of Lamniformes shark, family Lamniformae.
Family: Lamnidae, Mackerel Sharks view all from this family
Description A large, stout, spindle-shaped shark with a pointed snout. Blue or brownish above, turning abruptly white on lower side and onto belly; dusky spot behind pectoral fin.
Family Lamnidae: Mackerel Sharks, Makos, Porbeagles, White Shark
Family Macropodidae: Kangaroos and wallabies
Family Opheliidae
Family Orthonychidae (logrunners)
Family Oweniidae
Family Pachycephalidae (whistlers and allies) ...
Also known as the sharp-nosed mackerel shark, it is a member of the mackerel shark family, which also includes the great white shark and the porbeagle. The mako is deep blue above and white below, with a conical head and sharply pointed snout.
Fossil mackerel shark teeth occurred in the Lower Cretaceous. The oldest white shark teeth date from 60 to 65 million years ago, around the time of the extinction of the dinosaurs.
The shortfin mako shark, Isurus oxyrinchus (Rafinesque, 1810), aka mako, shortfin, short-finned mako, blue pointer, mackerel shark, blue dynamite, bonito, spriglio, paloma—is a truly beautiful animal.
LAMNIFORMES
sand tiger sharks, goblin sharks, crocodile sharks, mackerel sharks, megamouth sharks, basking sharks, thresher sharks
GREAT WHITE SHARK ...
Order Lamniformes (16 marine species): sand tiger shark, goblin shark, crocodile shark, megamouth shark, thresher sharks, basking shark, mackerel sharks, Great White shark, Mako shark
Order Hexanchiformes (5 marine species): frill sharks, cow sharks ...
 See also: White Shark, Shark, Mako, Eagle, Great White Shark
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