Shortfin mako - Isurus oxyrinchus

Taxonomy & Nomenclature

Scientific Name Isurus oxyrinchus
Author Rafinesque, 1810
Taxonomic Rank Species
Taxonomic # 159924
Common Names English: shortfin mako
Spanish: mako
Spanish: dientuso azul
Current Standing valid
Taxonomic Parents Kingdom: Animalia
  Phylum: Chordata
    Subphylum: Vertebrata
      Class: Chondrichthyes
        Subclass: Elasmobranchii
          Superorder: Euselachii
            Order: Lamniformes
              Family: Lamnidae
                Genus: Isurus
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Synonyms (since 1950)

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ITIS TSN159924
Status - ESA, U.S. FWS
    -
Status - Red List, IUCN
    EN (Global)
    CR (Mediterranean)
    DD (Europe)
#records (spatial)8,209
#records (non-spatial)0
#datasets33
Year1896 - 2021
Latitude-60.05 - 68.33
Longitude-179.10 - 179.83
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