Longfin Mako Shark
Isurus paucus Guitart, 1966
Endangered- Maximum length
- 4.3 m
Meet the Longfin Mako Shark
The Longfin Mako Shark is a majestic and powerful oceanic predator with elongated pectoral fins, and a distinctive, crescent-shaped tail, capable of swift and agile movements in the open waters.
- What they eat
- Bony fish and squid.
How big do they get?
Longfin Mako Shark · 4.3 m
Human diver · 1.8 m
Where they live
Distribution
Circumglobal in tropical and subtropical seas.
Habitat
Pelagic, open ocean, down to 1752 m deep.
In the wild
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Recorded on a Shark Trust survey dive -
Resting on a sandy seabed -
Cruising close to the sea floor -
In the shallows at dusk -
Sheltering on the reef
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Conservation status
Endangered
Global
Data Deficient
Europe
Data Deficient
Mediterranean
