Shortfin mako (Isurus oxyrinchus)
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General data

Main name: Shortfin mako
Local names: Blue pointer, Bonito shark
Climates: Temperate
Habitat: Saltwater
Native: Europe, Asia
Distribution: Mediterranean Sea, Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Arctic ocean

Classification

Genus: Isurus - Isurus
Family: Lamnidae - Mackerel sharks
Order: Lamniformes - Mackerel sharks
Class: Elasmobranchii - Sharks and Rays
Superclass: Chondrichthyes - Cartilaginous fishes

Catches

Taxonomy of Fishes

Osteichthyes - Bony fishes->
Chondrichthyes - Cartilaginous fishes->
- Elasmobranchii - Sharks and Rays->
  - Lamniformes - Mackerel sharks->
    
    Lamnidae - Mackerel sharks->
    
    Carcharodon - Carcharodon->
    
    Lamna - Lamna->
    
    Isurus - Isurus->
    
    Shortfin mako (Isurus oxyrinchus)
    
    Longfin mako (Isurus paucus)
    
    Carchariidae - Ragged-tooth sharks->
    
    Cetorhinidae - Basking sharks->
    
    Odontaspididae - Sand tiger sharks->
    
    Alopiidae - Thresher sharks->
    
    Megachasmidae - Megamouth sharks->
    
    Mitsukurinidae - Goblin shark->
    
    Pseudocarchariidae - Crocodile sharks->
  - Carcharhiniformes - Ground sharks->
  - Rhinopristiformes - Shovelnose rays->
  - Torpediniformes - Electric rays->
  - Rajiformes - Skates and rays->
  - Orectolobiformes - Carpet shark->
  - Squatiniformes - Angelsharks->
  - Heterodontiformes - Bullhead and horn sharks->
  - Hexanchiformes - Six-gill sharks->
  - Myliobatiformes - Stingrays->
  - Squaliformes - Sleeper and dogfish sharks->
  - Echinorhiniformes - Bramble sharks->
  - Pristiophoriformes - Saw sharks->
- Holocephali - Chimaeras->
Agnatha - Jawless fishes->