Isurus Temporal range:
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Shortfin mako shark (I. oxyrinchus) | |
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Longfin mako shark (I. paucus) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Chondrichthyes |
Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
Subdivision: | Selachimorpha |
Order: | Lamniformes |
Family: | Lamnidae |
Genus: | Isurus Rafinesque, 1810 |
Type species | |
Isurus oxyrinchus Rafinesque, 1810
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Isurus (meaning "equal tail")[1] is a genus of mackerel sharks in the family Lamnidae, commonly known as the mako sharks. They are largely pelagic,[2] fast predatory fish capable of swimming at speeds up to 50 km/h (31 mph).[3][4]
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