Difference between revisions of "AY Honors/Species Account/Isurus oxyrinchus"

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Template:Regnum:	Animalia
Template:Phylum:	Chordata
Template:Classis:	Chondrichthyes
Template:Subclassis:	Elasmobranchii
Template:Ordo:	Lamniformes
Template:Familia:	Lamnidae
Template:Genus:	Isurus
Template:Species:	oxyrinchus

Binomial name

Isurus oxyrinchus
Rafinesque, 1810

The Shortfin Mako Shark (Isurus oxyrinchus), commonly called Mako Shark, is a large shark of the Lamnidae family with a full-grown size of 2.75–3.75m (9-12 feet). It usually weighs around 250–700kg (575–1600 pounds) and has a bluish top and a white underside. Although the sexes grow at about the same rate, females are thought to have a longer life span. Females grow larger and weigh more than the males. Makos are renowned for their speed and their ability to leap out of the water. The sharks have an average speed of 22 miles per hour, with a burst speed of up to 60 miles per hour.

While the name 'Mako' comes from the Maori, this high leaping, boat attacking fish is fought as game worldwide. Some of the largest makos in the world can be found in New England waters. There are two species of mako. The other mako species, the longfin, Isurus paucus, is found farther offshore in the Gulf Stream. Makos were popularized in the movie Deep Blue Sea.

The name was also applied to a 1961 Chevrolet Corvette show car, the "Mako Shark" corvette, whose detailing was partly inspired by the look of that very fast fish. Template:Sharks zh:鼠鲨科

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-The '''Shortfin Mako Shark''' (''Isurus oxyrinchus''), commonly called '''Mako Shark''', is a large [[shark]] of the [[Lamnidae]] family with a full-grown size of 2.75&ndash;3.75m (9-12 feet). It usually weighs around 250&ndash;700kg (575&ndash;1600 pounds) and has a bluish top and a white underside. The females grow larger and weigh more than the males. Although the sexes grow at about the same rate, females are thought to have a  longer [[life span]]. Makos are renowned for their speed and their ability to leap out of the water. The sharks have an average speed of 22 miles per hour, with a burst speed of 60 miles per hour.
+The '''Shortfin Mako Shark''' (''Isurus oxyrinchus''), commonly called '''Mako Shark''', is a large [[shark]] of the [[Lamnidae]] family with a full-grown size of 2.75&ndash;3.75m (9-12 feet). It usually weighs around 250&ndash;700kg (575&ndash;1600 pounds) and has a bluish top and a white underside. Although the sexes grow at about the same rate, females are thought to have a  longer [[life span]]. Females grow larger and weigh more than the males.  Makos are renowned for their speed and their ability to leap out of the water. The sharks have an average speed of 22 miles per hour, with a burst speed of up to 60 miles per hour.
-The term Mako comes from the [[Maori]]. This high leaping, boat attacking fish is fought as [[game]] worldwide. Some of the largest makos in the world can be found in [[New England]] waters. There are two species of mako.  The other mako species, the longfin, ''Isurus paucus'', is found farther offshore in the [[Gulf Stream]]. Makos were popularized in the movie ''[[Deep Blue Sea]]''.
+While the name 'Mako' comes from the [[Maori]], this high leaping, boat attacking fish is fought as [[Game (food)|game]] worldwide. Some of the largest makos in the world can be found in [[New England]] waters. There are two species of mako.  The other mako species, the longfin, ''Isurus paucus'', is found farther offshore in the [[Gulf Stream]]. Makos were popularized in the movie ''[[Deep Blue Sea]]''.
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 The name was also applied to a [[1961]] [[Chevrolet Corvette]] show car, the "Mako Shark" corvette, whose detailing was partly inspired by the look of that very fast fish.