Mako sharks prey on fishes such as herring, mackerel, and swordfish and on small cetaceans.
The longfin mako shark is a large, predatory shark that lives worldwide and reaches a maximum length of 14 feet (4.3 m).
Today, there are only two living species of Mako remaining. The species is considered highly migratory, but very little is known about the biology of longfin mako sharks because they are often mistaken for, and possibly counted as, shortfin makos.
They are called the Longfin Makos and the Shortfin Makos.
Body coloration ranges from blue gray to deep blue dorsally and is white ventrally.
Shortfin sharks are usually about half this size and weight. An uncommon species, it is typically lumped together under the name "mako" with its better-known relative, the shortfin mako shark (I. oxyrinchus).
Female longfin mako sharks may swim to the coasts to give birth.Although elusive, longfin mako sharks are not hidden from the global shark fin trade and are victims of Oceana joined forces with Sailors for the Sea, an ocean conservation organization dedicated to educating and engaging the world’s boating community. Our editors will review what you’ve submitted and determine whether to revise the article.Mako sharks, also known as sharp-nosed mackerel sharks and (in
Class Chondrichthyes, Order Lamniformes (Mackerel sharks), Family Lamnidae (White sharks) The longfin mako shark is named for its particularly long pectoral fins that are as long as or longer than its head.
Their diet of schooling fish and cephalopods suggests that they are deep-dwelling, and therefore more elusive.Longfin mako sharks have slimmer bodies and longer pectoral fins than the Longfin mako sharks give live birth to a litter of two to eight pups at a time.
Like its close relative the The longfin mako shark is a large, predatory shark that lives worldwide and reaches a maximum length of 14 feet (4.3 m).
The largest adults may approach 4.5 metres (14.8 feet) in length and exceed 500 kg (about 1,100 pounds) in weight.
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The species is considered highly migratory, but very little is known about the biology of longfin mako sharks because they are often mistaken for, and possibly counted as, shortfin makos.
The longfin mako is a pelagic species found in moderately deep water, having been reported to a depth of 220 m (720 …
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