Galapagos Species Database
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Isurus oxyrinchus
marrajo dientuso, Shortfin mako
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Anal spines: 0. A large, spindle-shaped shark with large black eyes, a sharp snout, and large, narrow, hooked teeth with smooth edges (Ref. 5578). Caudal fin lunate, lower lobe strongly developed (Ref. 13574). Dark blue above, white below (Ref. 6581). Tiny second dorsal and anal fins (Ref. 26938).
Subtropical:oceanodromous (Ref. 51243); marine; depth range 0 - 740 m (Ref. 26346), usually 100 - 150 m (Ref. 36731)
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Elasmobranchii
Order
Lamniformes
Suborder
Galeomorphi
Family
Lamnidae
Genus
Isurus
Species
oxyrinchus
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Carcharias tigris Atwood, 1869, Isuropsis dekayi Gill, 1862, Isuropsis glaucus (Müller & Henle, 1839), Isuropsis mako (Whitley, 1929), Isurus africanus Smith, 1957, Isurus bideni Phillipps, 1932, Isurus cepedii (Lesson, 1831), Isurus glaucus (Müller & Henle, 1839), Isurus guentheri (Murray, 1884), Isurus mako Whitley, 1929, Isurus oxyrhincus Rafinesque, 1810 (misspelling), Isurus oxyrhynchus Rafinesque, 1810 (misspelling), Isurus spallanzani Rafinesque, 1810, Isurus tigris (Atwood, 1869), Isurus tigris africanus Smith, 1957, Lamna glauca (Müller & Henle, 1839), Lamna guentheri Murray, 1884, Lamna huidobrii Philippi, 1887, Lamna latro Owen, 1853, Lamna oxyrhina Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1838, Oxyrhina glauca Müller & Henle, 1839, Oxyrhina gomphodon Müller & Henle, 1839, Squalus cepedii Lesson, 1831, fide Appeltans et al. (2010)
Origin: Native
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- IUCN (2024) The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2024-1. Https://www.iucnredlist.org
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"Galapagos Species Database, Isurus oxyrinchus", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=12833. Accessed 31 May 2025.