Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Elasmobranchii
Order: Lamniformes
Family: Lamnidae Mackerel sharks or white shark

Genus: Isurus

(See list of species below)

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2 species (see list below)

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Photo by De Maddalena, A.

Isurus oxyrinchus
[Shortfin mako]

Photo by Montealegre-Quijano, S.

Isurus paucus
[Longfin mako]

2 Species of Family Lamnidae with Genus Isurus
(Mackerel sharks or white shark)

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Year	Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
1810	Isurus oxyrinchus	Shortfin mako	Cosmopolitan in temperate	445 TL
1966	Isurus paucus	Longfin mako	Western Atlantic	427 TL

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: ElasmobranchiiOrder: LamniformesFamily: Lamnidae Mackerel sharks or white sharkGenus: Isurus(See list of species below)

Class: Elasmobranchii
Order: Lamniformes
Family: Lamnidae Mackerel sharks or white shark

Genus: Isurus

(See list of species below)