Info about Mackerel Sharks

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The Lamniformes are an order of sharks commonly known as mackerel sharks.
It includes some of the most familiar species of sharks, such as the great white, as well as more unusual representatives, such as the goblin shark and megamouth shark.

Size and weight of Mackerel sharks

The shortfin mako shark is a large, predatory shark that lives in the open ocean and reaches lengths of 12 feet (3.8 m)
and weights of at least 1200 pounds (545 kg).

mackerel shark diagram

What do Mackerel sharks eat?

The captured prey includes both zooplankton (small animals such as copepods, shrimp, and other invertebrates)
and phytoplankton (such as algae and other marine plant material). The whale shark also eats small and large fish and mollusks, including sardines, anchovies, mackerels, squid, and even small tuna and albacore.

mackerel shark eating


Family Species Common name
Lamnidae L. ditropis Mackerel Shark
Family summary Species summary Name summary
in the same family as
the Great White shark
Different species than
the other sharks
has "shark" in name
like the other sharks
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