On a large shortfin mako shark Isurus oxyrinchus (Lamnidae) observed at Cabo San Lucas, Mexico (eastern central Pacific Ocean)

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  • Authors: J. Brunetti1, A. De Maddalena2, M. A. Eliceche Constantini1, C. Calatayud1
  • Affiliations:
    1. Cabo Shark Dive, Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico
    2. Shark Museum, Simon's Town, Cape Town, South Africa
  • Keywords: shortfin mako shark, Isurus oxyrinchus, Mexico, size

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Abstract

A large female shortfin mako shark, Isurus oxyrinchus, Rafinesque, 1810, was observed on 26 March 2023 off Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico. The total length was carefully estimated at 450 cm. This shark is the third largest mako ever recorded and the second largest observed and photographed alive.

Keywords: shortfin mako shark, Isurus oxyrinchus, Mexico, size

Authors

J. Brunetti
Cabo Shark Dive, Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico
A. De Maddalena
Shark Museum, Simon's Town, Cape Town, South Africa
M. A. Eliceche Constantini
Cabo Shark Dive, Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico
C. Calatayud
Cabo Shark Dive, Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico

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