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The 15 Species of Mackerel Sharks
Red indicates inclusion on the IUCN Red List of Endangered Species.
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Order Lamniformes - Mackerel Sharks
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Species
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Common name
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Family Mitsukurinidae - Goblin Shark
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Genus Mitsukurina
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Mitsukurina owstoni
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Goblin Shark
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Genus Carcharias
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Carcharias taurus
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Sand Tiger Shark, Spotted Ragged-tooth Shark
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Family Odontaspididae - Ragged-Tooth Sharks
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Genus Odontaspis
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Odontaspis ferox
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Smalltooth Sandtiger
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Odontaspis noronhai
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Bigeye Sandtiger
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Family Alopiidae - Thresher Sharks
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Genus Alopias
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Alopias pelagicus
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Pelagic Thresher
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Alopias superciliosus
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Bigeye Thresher
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Alopias vulpinus
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Thresher Shark
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Family Megachasmidae - Megamouth Shark
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Genus Megachasma
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Megachasma pelagios
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Megamouth Shark
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Family Pseudocarchariidae - Crocodile Shark
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Genus Pseudocarcharias
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Pseudocarcharias kamoharai
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Crocodile Shark
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Family Cetorhinidae - Basking Shark
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Genus Cetorhinus
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Cetorhinus maximus
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Basking Shark
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Family Lamnidae - Mackerel Sharks
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Genus Carcharodon
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Carcharodon carcharias
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Great White Shark
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Genus Isurus
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Isurus oxyrinchus
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Shortfin Mako
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Isurus paucus
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Longfin Mako
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Genus Lamna
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Lamna ditropis
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Salmon Shark
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Lamna nasus
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Porbeagle
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