The short-finned Mako shark is also known as Shortfin mako. Its body is long and moderately slender. The snout of this shark is very conical and the eyes are comparatively large. The teeth are large and look like blades, and are not serrated. The pectoral fins are broad and have narrow...
Mako sharks lie in wait for their prey to approach within a few hundred meters and then lunge from below to grab it with their teeth in front of their body. They then chomp down on the prey and break it apart with their strong jaws. Mako shark teeth are very strong, with some documen...
The mako shark or mako is sometimes called a blue pointer or mackerel shark . It is occasionally confused with the more lightly built blue shark (Prionace glauca), but this latter species has much longer pectoral fins, a longer, more rounded nose or snout and very different teeth. Also, ...
smaller than the first one, as well as two pectoral fins shorter than the length of the head. Its gill slits are long and have small black eyes; Young individuals have the tip of the snout black. Its teeth are large and very sharp, and they stand out when the shark closes the mouth...
Mako sharks are another nondescript gray shark. They don’t have any fancy skin patterns, but what they lack in decoration they make up for with a missile-shaped body, usually between 7-12 feet in length. They have large teeth—so big, in fact, that they still stick out when the shar...
These are sample early mako shark teeth - Isurolamna inflata - from the Paleocene Aquia formation. The fossils and photos are used by permission of Bill Heim. Due to the nature of mainly isolated teeth being found and a wide range of tooth morphology in mako sharks, research on mako shar...
The mako shark's teeth are designed to grasp slippery prey, such as fish and squid, with ease. (灰鲭鲨的牙齿设计用于轻松抓住滑溜的猎物,如鱼和鱿鱼。) Researchers have tagged several mako sharks to study their migratory patterns and better understand their behavior. (研究人员已经标记了几只灰鲭...
shark species are regarded by scientists as the fastest swimmers among its family members. They tend to travel great distances in search of its prey as they are highly migratory. The teeth of these sharks are always remaining visible even when the mouth is not open. They have relatively short...
单词mako 释义mako/ˈmɑːkəʊ/n.( 复makos) 1.(shark)鲭鲨属鲨;(尤指)灰鲭鲨(分布于印度洋、太平洋及大洋洲海域) 2.<新西兰>(teeth of shark)(早期毛利人佩戴作装饰的)鲭鲨牙, 灰鲭鲨牙 3.(tree)总状酒果(一种新西兰树木)
Mako shark, either of two species of swift, active, potentially dangerous sharks of the family Lamnidae. The shortfin mako (Isurus oxyrinchus) lives in tropical and temperate seas, the longfin mako (I. paucus) in tropical seas. Both are streamlined and h