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    Shortfin mako

    Shortfin mako

    Isurus oxyrinchus

    Sharks & Rays
    Endangered

    The Shortfin mako (Isurus oxyrinchus) is recorded at 37 diving areas across 26 countries, most often around Bay of Islands, Poor Knights Islands and Goat Island & Hauraki Gulf.

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    Where to Find

    Recorded across 10 diving regions worldwide.

    Australasia
    Lord Howe IslandAustralia
    Frequently seen here
    Sydney & New South WalesAustralia
    Frequently seen here
    VictoriaAustralia
    Occasionally seen here
    Grand LagoonNew Caledonia
    Rarely seen here
    Bay of IslandsNew Zealand
    Frequently seen here
    FiordlandNew Zealand
    Occasionally seen here
    Goat Island & Hauraki GulfNew Zealand
    Frequently seen here
    Poor Knights IslandsNew Zealand
    Frequently seen here
    Caribbean
    BiminiBahamas
    Rarely seen here
    María la GordaCuba
    Rarely seen here
    Curaçao SoutheastCuraçao
    Rarely seen here
    Diamond RockMartinique
    Rarely seen here
    Saint-PierreMartinique
    Rarely seen here
    La PargueraPuerto Rico
    Rarely seen here
    Central America
    Cocos IslandCosta Rica
    Rarely seen here
    Central & South Pacific
    Kadavu & Great Astrolabe ReefFiji
    Rarely seen here
    Kimbe BayPapua New Guinea
    Rarely seen here
    Rabaul & New BritainPapua New Guinea
    Rarely seen here
    Iron Bottom SoundSolomon Islands
    Rarely seen here
    East Asia
    Jeju IslandSouth Korea
    Rarely seen here

    Taxonomy

    KingdomAnimalia
    PhylumChordata
    ClassElasmobranchii
    OrderLamniformes
    FamilyLamnidae
    GenusIsurus

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