Shortfin mako shark

Shortfin mako shark
Conservation status
	; Endangered (IUCN 3.1)
	CITES Appendix II (CITES)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Chondrichthyes
Subclass:	Elasmobranchii
Subdivision:	Selachimorpha
Order:	Lamniformes
Family:	Lamnidae
Genus:	Isurus
Species:	I. oxyrinchus
Binomial name
	Isurus oxyrinchus; Rafinesque, 1810
	Distribution of Isurus oxyrinchus
Synonyms
	click to expand Isurus oxyrhinchus Rafinesque, 1810 ; Isurus oxyrhincus Rafinesque, 1810 ; Isurus oxyrhynchus Rafinesque, 1810 ; Isurus spallanzani Rafinesque, 1810 ; Squalus cepedii Lesson, 1831 ; Isurus cepedii (Lesson, 1831) ; Lamna oxyrhina Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1835 ; Oxyrhina gomphodon Müller & Henle, 1839 ; Oxyrhina glauca Müller & Henle, 1839 ; Isuropsis glaucus (Müller & Henle, 1839) ; Isurus glaucus (Müller & Henle, 1839) ; Lamna glauca (Müller & Henle, 1839) ; Lamna latro Owen, 1853 ; Isuropsis dekayi Gill, 1862 ; Carcharias tigris Atwood, 1869 ; Isurus tigris (Atwood, 1869) ; Lamna guentheri Murray, 1884 ; Isurus guentheri (Murray, 1884) ; Lamna huidobrii Philippi, 1887 ; Isurus mako Whitley, 1929 ; Isuropsis mako (Whitley, 1929) ; Isurus bideni Phillipps, 1932 ; Isurus tigris africanus Smith, 1957 ; Isurus africanus Smith, 1957 ; Lamna punctata (non Storer, 1839) misapplied ; Isurus paucus (non Guitart Manday, 1966) misapplied ;

The shortfin mako shark (/ˈmɑːkoʊˌ ˈmeɪ-/; Māori: /ˈmaːko/;^[3] Isurus oxyrinchus), also known as the shortfin mako, blue pointer, or bonito shark, is a large mackerel shark. It is commonly referred to as the mako shark, as is the longfin mako shark (Isurus paucus).^[1]^[4]^[5] The shortfin mako can reach a size of 4 m (13 ft) in length and weigh 570 kg (1,260 lb). The species is classified as Endangered by the IUCN.

^ ^a ^b Rigby, C.L.; Barreto, R.; Carlson, J.; Fernando, D.; Fordham, S.; Francis, M.P.; Jabado, R.W.; Liu, K.M.; Marshall, A.; Pacoureau, N.; Romanov, E.; Sherley, R.B.; Winker, H. (2019). "Isurus oxyrinchus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T39341A2903170. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T39341A2903170.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
^ www.dynamo6.com. "mako - Te Aka Māori Dictionary". mako - Te Aka Māori Dictionary. Retrieved 2021-11-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ "Isurus oxyrinchus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 23 January 2006.
^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Isurus oxyrinchus" in FishBase. May 2006 version.

[iucn_status_19_November_2021-1] Rigby, C.L.; Barreto, R.; Carlson, J.; Fernando, D.; Fordham, S.; Francis, M.P.; Jabado, R.W.; Liu, K.M.; Marshall, A.; Pacoureau, N.; Romanov, E.; Sherley, R.B.; Winker, H. (2019). "Isurus oxyrinchus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T39341A2903170. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T39341A2903170.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.

[CITES-2] "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.

[3] www.dynamo6.com. "mako - Te Aka Māori Dictionary". mako - Te Aka Māori Dictionary. Retrieved 2021-11-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[4] "Isurus oxyrinchus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 23 January 2006.

[5] Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Isurus oxyrinchus" in FishBase. May 2006 version.

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Shortfin mako shark

Conservation status
Endangered (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
CITES Appendix II (CITES)^[2]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Chondrichthyes
Subclass:	Elasmobranchii
Subdivision:	Selachimorpha
Order:	Lamniformes
Family:	Lamnidae
Genus:	Isurus
Species:	I. oxyrinchus
Binomial name
*Isurus oxyrinchus* Rafinesque, 1810

Distribution of Isurus oxyrinchus
Synonyms
click to expand Isurus oxyrhinchus Rafinesque, 1810 Isurus oxyrhincus Rafinesque, 1810 Isurus oxyrhynchus Rafinesque, 1810 Isurus spallanzani Rafinesque, 1810 Squalus cepedii Lesson, 1831 Isurus cepedii (Lesson, 1831) Lamna oxyrhina Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1835 Oxyrhina gomphodon Müller & Henle, 1839 Oxyrhina glauca Müller & Henle, 1839 Isuropsis glaucus (Müller & Henle, 1839) Isurus glaucus (Müller & Henle, 1839) Lamna glauca (Müller & Henle, 1839) Lamna latro Owen, 1853 Isuropsis dekayi Gill, 1862 Carcharias tigris Atwood, 1869 Isurus tigris (Atwood, 1869) Lamna guentheri Murray, 1884 Isurus guentheri (Murray, 1884) Lamna huidobrii Philippi, 1887 Isurus mako Whitley, 1929 Isuropsis mako (Whitley, 1929) Isurus bideni Phillipps, 1932 Isurus tigris africanus Smith, 1957 Isurus africanus Smith, 1957 Lamna punctata (non Storer, 1839) misapplied Isurus paucus (non Guitart Manday, 1966) misapplied