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; ...
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.
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, 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 short-finned mako shark (Isurus oxyrincus), also known as the bonito, is the fastest shark. This fish can also leap out of the water. It has has a conical snout, and long gill slits. Short-finned Makos average 5-8 feet (1.
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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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
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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.
 See also: Mako, Mako Shark, Shark, Longfin, Tuna
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