Shortfin mako shark

Shortfin mako shark
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
CITES Appendix II (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Chondrichthyes
Subclass:	Elasmobranchii
Division:	Selachii
Order:	Lamniformes
Family:	Lamnidae
Genus:	Isurus
Species:	I. oxyrinchus
Binomial name
Isurus oxyrinchus Rafinesque, 1810
Distribution of Isurus oxyrinchus
Synonyms
click to expand Isurus oxyrhinchus Rafinesque, 1810 Isurus oxyrhincus Rafinesque, 1810 Isurus oxyrhynchus Rafinesque, 1810 Isurus spallanzani Rafinesque, 1810 Squalus cepedii Lesson, 1831 Isurus cepedii (Lesson, 1831) Lamna oxyrhina Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1835 Oxyrhina gomphodon Müller & Henle, 1839 Oxyrhina glauca Müller & Henle, 1839 Isuropsis glaucus (Müller & Henle, 1839) Isurus glaucus (Müller & Henle, 1839) Lamna glauca (Müller & Henle, 1839) Lamna latro Owen, 1853 Isuropsis dekayi Gill, 1862 Carcharias tigris Atwood, 1869 Isurus tigris (Atwood, 1869) Lamna guentheri Murray, 1884 Isurus guentheri (Murray, 1884) Lamna huidobrii Philippi, 1887 Isurus mako Whitley, 1929 Isuropsis mako (Whitley, 1929) Isurus bideni Phillipps, 1932 Isurus tigris africanus Smith, 1957 Isurus africanus Smith, 1957 Lamna punctata (non Storer, 1839) misapplied Isurus paucus (non Guitart Manday, 1966) misapplied

The shortfin mako shark (/ˈmɑːkoʊˌ ˈmeɪ-/; Māori: /ˈmaːko/; Isurus oxyrinchus), also known as the shortfin mako, blue pointer, or bonito shark, is a large mackerel shark. It is commonly referred to as the mako shark, as is the longfin mako shark (Isurus paucus). The fastest known shark species, able to reach speeds of 74 km/h (46 mph) in bursts, the shortfin mako can attain a size of 4 m (13 ft) in length and weigh 570 kg (1,260 lb). The species is classified as Endangered by the IUCN.