The short finned mako shark (Isurus oxyrinchus) has a conical snout, and long gill slits. It is pelagic but occasionally goes inshore. It is gray-blue on top and off-white on its belly.

Mako Shark (Isurus oxyrinchus or glaucus) Copyright Richard Ellis 1997 The mako is the quintessential shark. It is probably the most graceful of all sharks, the most beautifully proportioned, the fastest, the most strikingly colored, the most spectacular game fish, and one of the meanest-looking animals on earth. Like other mackerel sharks, the great white and the porbeagle, the mako has a ...

The Atlantic Mako Shark (Isurus oxyrinchus) -- The Atlantic Mako Shark is one of the largest commonly seen sharks in the western Atlantic and one of the best to eat. One of the largest ever recorded was 12 feet, 2 inches in length and weighed 1, 061 pounds. Very little is known of the Mako's diet other than it prefers other fish and often preys on schools of small fish. Makos can be aggressive ...

A brief description of the mako shark (Isurus oxyrinchus), including photograph.

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