MAKO SHARK ATTACKS
The Mako is considered dangerous and there have been attacks on people.
Birds and Bees: The shortfin mako shark is a yolk-sac ovoviviparous shark, meaning it gives birth to live young who feed from a sac full of yolk in the womb. The gestation period for a mako shark is 15 - 18 months.
Mako sharks have five large gill slits, well-developed eyes (slightly larger in the longfin) and pronounced knife-like, non-serrated teeth.
Shortfin mako shark, the fish
Longfin mako shark, a fish closely related to the Shortfin
Mako Shark (show car), the Chevrolet concept car
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Shortfin Mako Shark
The shortfin mako shark is a sleek spindle shaped shark with a long conical snout. This shark has short pectoral fins and a crescent shaped caudal (tail) fin. There is a distinct caudal keel on the caudal base.
Shortfin Mako Shark: Isurus oxyrinchus
Appearance:
lunate tail with similarly sized lobes; lateral keel at the base of the tail; deep blue back and white underside; underside of sharply pointed snout white; ...
Mako shark (Isurus oxyrinchus):
Short-fin and long-fin makos are close cousins with the great white shark. They are very fast swimmers and can reach speeds of up to 60 miles per hour.
Mako sharks develop this way.
The young develop inside the mother's uterus and are born live. In some kinds of shark, the young eat each other before birth and the strongest one is the only one to be born.
Hammerhead sharks develop this way.
Shortfin mako shark (I. oxyrinchus) Â- Longfin mako shark (I. paucus)
Lamna
Salmon shark (L. ditropis) Â- Porbeagle (L. nasus) ...
A Shortfin mako shark (Isurus oxyrinchus) off the coast of California, United States.
Key Facts
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Similar Species Mako sharks (genus Isurus) are similar but have smooth-edged teeth and more slender bodies, with first dorsal origin well behind pectoral fin base, and lack spot behind pectoral fin.
The head of a Shortfin Mako Shark
The head of a Short-finned Conger-eel at Fly Point, Port Stephens
The head of a Theodore's Threadfin Bream
The head of a Weedy Seadragon
The head of a Yelloweye Mullet ...
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 boast among their numbers both the harmless filter feeders and a few very fearsome predators.
Here are some of the other fastest sea animals, so you can compare:
Mako shark: 60mph
Marlin: 50mph
Tuna: 43.4 mph
Killer whale: 40mph
Common dolphin: 37mph while bow-riding, 28mph in open water
California Sea Lion: 25mph ...
Mackerel can reach speeds in excess of 32 kph, which is necessary for survival because they are pursued by some of the fastest creatures in the sea such as porbeagle and mako sharks, porpoises, bluefin tuna, swordfish and harbour seals.
 See also: Shark, Mako, Whale, White Shark, Tuna
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