Shortfin mako  (Isurus oxyrinchus)

Facts

Also known as:Atlantic mako, blue pointer, bonito shark, sharpnose mackerel shark and mackerel porbeagle
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Chondrichthyes
Order Lamniformes
Family Lamnidae
Genus Isurus (1)
Size Length: up to 4 m (2)
Weight up to 570 kg (3)

Status

Classified as Lower Risk/near threatened (LR/nt) on the IUCN Red List (1).