Longfin mako (Isurus paucus)

Scientific name: Isurus paucus Guitart, 1966

Longfin mako (Isurus paucus)

The Longfin mako (Isurus paucus) is a marine fish of the family Lamnidae.

Biology

Oceanic species that probably approaches land to give birth. Epipelagic. Presumably feeds on schooling fishes and pelagic cephalopods. Ovoviviparous, embryos feeding on yolk sac and other ova produced by the mother. With 2 pups in a litter. Potentially dangerous because of its large size and big teeth. Utilized fresh, frozen, and dried or salted for human consumption; meat (lower quality), fins (high value in adults), jaws (highly prized), skin and cartilage.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Isurus paucus
Family
Lamnidae (Mackerel sharks or white shark)
Order
Lamniformes (Mackerel sharks)
Class
Elasmobranchii (Sharks and Rays)
Maximum length
417
Common length
200
Depth range
0–200 m (0–656 ft)
Environment
Marine; pelagic-oceanic; oceanodromous; depth range 0 - 200 m
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Western Atlantic: Gulf Stream and Florida, USA; also Cuba. Reported from southern Brazil. Eastern Atlantic: Guinea, Ghana. Western Indian Ocean: Madagascar. Pacific Ocean: Taiwan, near Phoenix Island, and north of Hawaii.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Vulnerable (VU) (A2bd+3d+4bd)
Threat to humans
Traumatogenic
Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
Resilience
Very Low, minimum population doubling time more than 14 years (Fec=2)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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