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The shortfin mako shark is a fairly large species of shark. Growth rates appear to be somewhat accelerated in comparison to other species in the lamnid family. [11] An average adult specimen measures around 2.5 to 3.2 m (8.2 to 10.5 ft) in length and weighs from 60–140 kg (130–310 lb).
In a milestone decision in 2013, CITES prohibited international trade in the fins of the scalloped hammerhead (pictured) and four other shark species. [5] Shark species are increasingly becoming threatened because of commercial and recreational fishing pressures, the impact of non-shark fisheries on the seabed and shark prey species, and other ...
The longfin mako is a pelagic species found in moderately deep water, having been reported to a depth of 220 m (720 ft). Growing to a maximum length of 4.3 m (14 ft), the slimmer build and long, broad pectoral fins of this shark suggest that it is a slower and less active swimmer than the shortfin mako. Longfin mako sharks are predators that ...
In some cases — bull sharks, mako sharks and baby sand tiger sharks, for example — sharks will even eat their own species. But cases of large sharks eating other large sharks, the subject of ...
Researchers expect a smaller shark to fall prey to bigger sharks, but one measuring 8 feet was pretty unexpected, he said. The fact that this happened is a testament to how little is known about ...
A sawfish, a type of ray related to sharks, ... under the direction of James Gelsleichter who is authorized by permit to handle the endangered species, caught a smalltooth sawfish in the St. Marys ...
The two living species are the shortfin mako shark (I. oxyrinchus) and the longfin mako shark (I. paucus). They range in length from 2.5 to 4.5 m (8.2 to 14.8 ft), [citation needed] and have an approximate maximum weight of 680 kg (1,500 lb). [citation needed] They both have a distinctive blue-gray color scheme common among mackerel sharks.
The first sharks to be included were basking and whale sharks in 2003, [11] and by 2016 a total of 12 shark species and all manta and devil ray species were listed in Appendix II, [12] [13] as well as sawfish species in Appendix I. In 2019 a further 18 species were added (mako sharks, guitarfishes and wedgefishes).