Shortfin mako shark

Shortfin mako shark; Temporal range:
	A shortfin mako shark off Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.
	3-meter (9-foot-10-inch) female shortfin mako compared to 1.8-meter (5-foot-11-inch) human scuba diver.
Conservation status
	; Endangered (IUCN 3.1)
	CITES Appendix II
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Chondrichthyes
Subclass:	Elasmobranchii
Division:	Selachii
Order:	Lamniformes
Family:	Lamnidae
Genus:	Isurus
Species:	I. oxyrinchus
Binomial name
	Isurus oxyrinchus; Rafinesque, 1810
	Distribution of Isurus oxyrinchus
Synonyms
	click to expand Isurus oxyrhinchus Rafinesque, 1810 ; Isurus oxyrhincus Rafinesque, 1810 ; Isurus oxyrhynchus Rafinesque, 1810 ; Isurus spallanzani Rafinesque, 1810 ; Squalus cepedii Lesson, 1831 ; Isurus cepedii (Lesson, 1831) ; Lamna oxyrhina Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1835 ; Oxyrhina gomphodon Müller & Henle, 1839 ; Oxyrhina glauca Müller & Henle, 1839 ; Isuropsis glaucus (Müller & Henle, 1839) ; Isurus glaucus (Müller & Henle, 1839) ; Lamna glauca (Müller & Henle, 1839) ; Lamna latro Owen, 1853 ; Isuropsis dekayi Gill, 1862 ; Carcharias tigris Atwood, 1869 ; Isurus tigris (Atwood, 1869) ; Lamna guentheri Murray, 1884 ; Isurus guentheri (Murray, 1884) ; Lamna huidobrii Philippi, 1887 ; Isurus mako Whitley, 1929 ; Isuropsis mako (Whitley, 1929) ; Isurus bideni Phillipps, 1932 ; Isurus tigris africanus Smith, 1957 ; Isurus africanus Smith, 1957 ; Lamna punctata (non Storer, 1839) misapplied ; Isurus paucus (non Guitart Manday, 1966) misapplied ;

The shortfin mako shark (/ˈmɑːkoʊˌ ˈmeɪ-/; Māori: /ˈmaːko/; Isurus oxyrinchus), also known as the shortfin mako, blue pointer, or bonito shark, is a species of large mackerel shark. It is commonly referred to as the mako shark, as is the longfin mako shark (Isurus paucus). The fastest known shark species, able to reach speeds of 74 km/h (46 mph) in bursts, the shortfin mako can attain sizes of more than 4 m (13 ft) in length and weigh over 570 kg (1,260 lb). The species is classified as Endangered by the IUCN.