Mako Shark, Shortfin Mako Shark
Tiburón Mako,
Mako Shark, Isurus oxyrinchus The Shortfin Mako Shark has a long, slender body, and a long snout with a long, slender front jaw. The first dorsal fin originates over the pectoral fin border. The Shortfin Mako Shark has long, narrow pectoral fins and very small anal and second dorsal fins. The tails are crescent-shaped with the upper lobe larger than the lower. It has strong, lateral keels on each side of the tail base.
The Shortfin Mako Shark is dark blue above, shading to a white belly. The underside of the snout is white. The females reach up to 1,300 pounds and 12.5 feet in length, and the males reach up to 600 pounds and 9 feet in length. The babies arrive at just under 3 feet in length
Distribution in Mexico fishing areas
In Mexican fishing waters the Shortfin Mako Shark is found along the Pacific side of the Baja California peninsula and throughout the Sea of Cortez; however, it is absent along the coast of the Mexican mainland south to Guatemala.
This fish species can be confused with three other sharks; the Blue Shark,Prionace glauca (the first dorsal fin is closer to the pelvic fins than to the pectoral fins); the Great White Shark, Carcharodon carcharias (has a semi-lunar tail with equal lobes); and the Longfin Mako Shark, Isurus paucus (dark under snout and not found in waters north of Acapulco).
The Shortfin Mako Shark is a member of the Lamnidae Family which consists of three genera and five species, which include the Mackerel Sharks and the Mako Sharks, one of which is the Great White Shark. They each have large, powerful, elongated bodies, pointed snouts, a slender keel base, a moon-shaped tail, and sharp, dagger-like teeth. They are warm-blooded, maintaining body temperatures above the temperature of the surrounding sea. They are rapid swimmers with leaping abilities and feed on fish, other sharks, rays, sea birds, turtles, marine mammals, squid, and benthic crustaceans.
A Shortfin Mako Shark was caught with Captain Pata in the panga Salomé, at La Playita, San Jose del Cabo, Baja California Sur, Mexico, in 73-degree water, in March 2006, on the surface, on a flylined small White Mullet, approximately 10 miles north of La Playita. Size, approximately 5 feet and 60 pounds, and, for its size, a below average fighter. Description courtesy of John Snow.
Shortfin Mako Shark, Isurus oxyrinchus: Provided during fishing by the commercial fishermen of the greater Los Cabos area, Baja California, Mexico, June, 2010. Size 77 cm. Description and photos courtesy of John Snow.
Shortfin Mako Shark, Isurus oxyrinchus: Shown with Brian Brictson, February 2002. Caught while fishing at the Inner Gordo Bank, San Jose del Cabo, Mexico on a skipjack strip bait. Photo courtesy of Eric Brictson, Gordo Banks Pangas.
Shortfin Mako Shark, Isurus oxyrinchus: Caught with Gordo Banks Pangas' Capt. Chame at the Outer Gordo Bank, San Jose del Cabo, Mexico. Photo courtesy of Eric Brictson, Gordo Banks Pangas.
Shortfin Mako Shark, Isurus oxyrinchus: Caught during fishing by commercial fishermen using shark buoys off Rocky Point (Puerto Penasco), Mexico, in May 2004. Photo courtesy of Paul Oldaker.
Shortfin Mako Shark, Isurus oxyrinchus: Caught by John Patze at Rocky Point (Puerto Peñasco), Mexico, March 2004. Photo courtesy of John Patze.
Shortfin Mako Shark, Isurus oxyrinchus: Caught during a fishing trip at Mazatlan, Mexico,
Tiburón Mako,
Mako Shark, Isurus oxyrinchus The Shortfin Mako Shark has a long, slender body, and a long snout with a long, slender front jaw. The first dorsal fin originates over the pectoral fin border. The Shortfin Mako Shark has long, narrow pectoral fins and very small anal and second dorsal fins. The tails are crescent-shaped with the upper lobe larger than the lower. It has strong, lateral keels on each side of the tail base.
The Shortfin Mako Shark is dark blue above, shading to a white belly. The underside of the snout is white. The females reach up to 1,300 pounds and 12.5 feet in length, and the males reach up to 600 pounds and 9 feet in length. The babies arrive at just under 3 feet in length
Distribution in Mexico fishing areas
In Mexican fishing waters the Shortfin Mako Shark is found along the Pacific side of the Baja California peninsula and throughout the Sea of Cortez; however, it is absent along the coast of the Mexican mainland south to Guatemala.
This fish species can be confused with three other sharks; the Blue Shark,Prionace glauca (the first dorsal fin is closer to the pelvic fins than to the pectoral fins); the Great White Shark, Carcharodon carcharias (has a semi-lunar tail with equal lobes); and the Longfin Mako Shark, Isurus paucus (dark under snout and not found in waters north of Acapulco).
The Shortfin Mako Shark is a member of the Lamnidae Family which consists of three genera and five species, which include the Mackerel Sharks and the Mako Sharks, one of which is the Great White Shark. They each have large, powerful, elongated bodies, pointed snouts, a slender keel base, a moon-shaped tail, and sharp, dagger-like teeth. They are warm-blooded, maintaining body temperatures above the temperature of the surrounding sea. They are rapid swimmers with leaping abilities and feed on fish, other sharks, rays, sea birds, turtles, marine mammals, squid, and benthic crustaceans.
A Shortfin Mako Shark was caught with Captain Pata in the panga Salomé, at La Playita, San Jose del Cabo, Baja California Sur, Mexico, in 73-degree water, in March 2006, on the surface, on a flylined small White Mullet, approximately 10 miles north of La Playita. Size, approximately 5 feet and 60 pounds, and, for its size, a below average fighter. Description courtesy of John Snow.
Shortfin Mako Shark, Isurus oxyrinchus: Provided during fishing by the commercial fishermen of the greater Los Cabos area, Baja California, Mexico, June, 2010. Size 77 cm. Description and photos courtesy of John Snow.
Shortfin Mako Shark, Isurus oxyrinchus: Shown with Brian Brictson, February 2002. Caught while fishing at the Inner Gordo Bank, San Jose del Cabo, Mexico on a skipjack strip bait. Photo courtesy of Eric Brictson, Gordo Banks Pangas.
Shortfin Mako Shark, Isurus oxyrinchus: Caught with Gordo Banks Pangas' Capt. Chame at the Outer Gordo Bank, San Jose del Cabo, Mexico. Photo courtesy of Eric Brictson, Gordo Banks Pangas.
Shortfin Mako Shark, Isurus oxyrinchus: Caught during fishing by commercial fishermen using shark buoys off Rocky Point (Puerto Penasco), Mexico, in May 2004. Photo courtesy of Paul Oldaker.
Shortfin Mako Shark, Isurus oxyrinchus: Caught by John Patze at Rocky Point (Puerto Peñasco), Mexico, March 2004. Photo courtesy of John Patze.
Shortfin Mako Shark, Isurus oxyrinchus: Caught during a fishing trip at Mazatlan, Mexico,
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