Lamnidae
Carcharodon carcharias (Linnaeus, 1758)
Carcharodon carcharias (Linnaeus, 1758)
The great white shark Carcharodon carcharias is the world's largest living macropredatory fish, an apex marine predator with vulnerable conservation status.
Lamna ditropis Hubbs & Follett, 1947
Lamna ditropis Hubbs & Follett, 1947
Lamna ditropis (salmon shark) is a Pacific lamnid shark that preys heavily on salmon, with a double keeled tail and ovoviviparous oophagous reproduction.
Lamna nasus (Bonnaterre, 1788)
Lamna nasus (Bonnaterre, 1788)
Lamna nasus, the porbeagle, is a large amphitemperate stout-bodied shark found almost globally outside the tropics.
Isurus oxyrinchus Rafinesque, 1810
Isurus oxyrinchus Rafinesque, 1810
Isurus oxyrinchus, the shortfin mako, is a large fast cosmopolitan lamnid shark that gives birth to live young.
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