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Family: Lamnidae Mackerel sharks or white shark



(See list of species below)


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5 species (see list below)
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Photo by De Maddalena, A.

Worldwide. Very wide-rang
Max. Length 640 cm TL
Carcharodon carcharias (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Carcharodon carcharias
[Great white shark]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Cosmopolitan in temperate
Max. Length 445 cm TL
Isurus oxyrinchus Rafinesque, 1810

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Isurus oxyrinchus
[Shortfin mako]

Photo by Montealegre-Quijano, S.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 427 cm TL
Isurus paucus Guitart, 1966

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Isurus paucus
[Longfin mako]

Photo by Murch, A.

North Pacific
Max. Length 305 cm TL
Lamna ditropis Hubbs & Follett, 1947

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Lamna ditropis
[Salmon shark]

Photo by Murch, A.

Circumglobal, amphitemper
Max. Length 350 cm TL
Lamna nasus (Bonnaterre, 1788)

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Lamna nasus
[Porbeagle]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Carcharodon carcharias Great white shark Worldwide. Very wide-rang 640 TL 1758
Isurus oxyrinchus Shortfin mako Cosmopolitan in temperate 445 TL 1810
Isurus paucus Longfin mako Western Atlantic 427 TL 1966
Lamna ditropis Salmon shark North Pacific 305 TL 1947
Lamna nasus Porbeagle Circumglobal, amphitemper 350 TL 1788



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