Mako Shark (Isurus oxyrinchus)

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Mako Shark (Isurus oxyrinchus) - epaiva - 10-15-2017

The body of the mako shark is cylindrical, fusiform and hydrodynamic. There is sexual dimorphism since the female is visibly larger than the male. An adult can measure between 3.2 and 3.8 meters in length and weigh between 60 and 135 kilograms although females can reach 150 kilos. It has a powerful caudal fin semicircular with a highly developed lower lobe. It has two dorsal fins but the second one is much smaller than the first one, as well as two pectoral fins shorter than the length of the head. Its gill slits are long and have small black eyes; Young individuals have the tip of the snout black. Its teeth are large and very sharp, and they stand out when the shark closes the mouth.
Its body has a gray or metallic blue color on the dorsal area and a lighter color in the belly area.
The mako is the fastest shark on Earth. It reaches up to 32 kilometers per hour with gusts of 72 km/h and is capable of traveling up to 55 kilometers in a single day. Therefore it shows signs of being a migratory species. This fish can also jump, as it has been seen doing it out of the water reaching up to 9 meters height.(sharks-world)
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RE: Mako Shark (Isurus oxyrinchus) - epaiva - 10-15-2017

This shark inhabits all the temperate waters of the world, with larger concentrations in the Pacific, Atlantic and Indian oceans and in the Red Sea and the Mediterranean. In the Pacific, it is mainly located along the American coasts and from the Territory of Primorye in Russia to New Zealand and Australia. In the Indo-Pacific, it dwells from East Africa to Hawaii and in the Atlantic Ocean from the Gulf of Maine to Argentina and Brazil and from Norway to South Africa.
It is an efficient predator and therefore, a carnivorous animal that feeds on several species of fish, but certainly the favorite food of the populations who live in the Atlantic is the bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix) that represents almost 92 percent of its total diet. Other common foods are cephalopods like octopus and squids, bony fish (mackerel, tuna, swordfish, etc.), dolphins, turtles, seabirds and small sharks. Every day, it consumes 3 percent of its weight and needs 1.5 to 2 days to digest its food.
When hunting, the mako shark stays under the prey after identifying it. Before the victim detects it observing its movements, the shark swims vertically toward the prey, immobilizes it by biting its caudal peduncle and begins tearing pieces of flesh. (sharks-world)
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RE: Mako Shark (Isurus oxyrinchus) - epaiva - 10-15-2017

RE: Mako Shark (Isurus oxyrinchus) - epaiva - 06-27-2019

Sharks are incredibly opportunistics, the fact that Al McGlashan was in the right place at the right time to capture this photo of a Mako Shark getting a hold of a big Marlin is just as insane.
Credit to Al McGlashan

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RE: Mako Shark (Isurus oxyrinchus) - animalfan6 - 06-28-2019

Wow! This is a amazing shark! Very well done research Fantastic

RE: Mako Shark (Isurus oxyrinchus) - epaiva - 12-10-2019

Book Sharks of the World - Leonard Compagno, Mark Dando, and Sarah Fowler

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RE: Mako Shark (Isurus oxyrinchus) - epaiva - 12-10-2019

Book Sharks of the World - Leonard Compagno, Marc Dando, and Sarah Fowler

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