Lamnidae
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Lamnidae is a family of sharks, commonly known as mackerel sharks or white sharks. They are large, fast-swimming sharks, found in oceans worldwide.
Species
- Genus Carcharodon
- * Great white shark, Carcharodon carcharias (Linnaeus, 1758)
- * Megatooth shark, Carcharodon megalodon (Unknown)
- Genus Isurus
- * Shortfin mako, Isurus oxyrinchus Rafinesque, 1810
- * Longfin mako, Isurus paucus Guitart Manday, 1966
- Genus Lamna
- * Salmon shark, Lamna ditropis Hubbs & Follett, 1947
- * Porbeagle, Lamna nasus (Bonnaterre, 1788)
References
- ["Lamnidae"]. FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. March 2006 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2006.
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