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Isurus
| Isurus Temporal range:
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|---|---|
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| Shortfin mako shark (I. oxyrinchus) | |
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| Longfin mako shark (I. paucus) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Subdivision: | Selachimorpha |
| Order: | Lamniformes |
| Family: | Lamnidae |
| Genus: | Isurus Rafinesque, 1810 |
| Type species | |
| Isurus oxyrinchus Rafinesque, 1810
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Isurus (meaning "equal tail")[2] is a genus of mackerel sharks in the family Lamnidae, commonly known as the mako sharks. They are largely pelagic,[3] and are fast, predatory fish capable of swimming at speeds of up to 50 km/h (31 mph).[4][5]
- ^ "Isurus". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2024-10-13.
- ^ "Isurus paucus". Discover Fishes. Retrieved 2023-05-24.
- ^ McEachran, J.; Fechhelm, J.D. (1998). Fishes of the Gulf of Mexico, Vol. 1: Myxiniformes to Gasterosteiformes. Fishes of the Gulf of Mexico. Austin: University of Texas Press. p. 43. ISBN 978-0-292-75206-1. OCLC 38468784. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
- ^ Peter Klimley, A.; Beavers, Sallie C.; Curtis, Tobey H.; Jorgensen, Salvador J. (2002). "Movements and Swimming Behavior of Three Species of Sharks in La Jolla Canyon, California". Environmental Biology of Fishes. 63 (2): 117–135. doi:10.1023/A:1014200301213. S2CID 27883104.
- ^ "Shortfin Mako Shark". ocean.si.edu. May 23, 2023. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
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