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Species profile—Isurus oxyrinchus (shortfin mako)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Chondrichthyes (cartilaginous fishes) → LamnidaeIsurus oxyrinchus (shortfin mako)

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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Chondrichthyes (cartilaginous fishes)
Family
Lamnidae
Scientific name
Isurus oxyrinchus Rafinesque, 1810
Common name
shortfin mako
WildNet taxon ID
22536
Conservation significant
Yes
Wetland status
Wetland Dependant Species
Endemicity
Native
Pest status
Nil
Species environment
Marine

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Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=22536.

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.

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Licence
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Last updated
8 March 2022