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Japanese Mackerel Shark (Lamna ditropis)
FishverifiedLeast Concern

Lamna ditropis

Hubbs & Follett, 1947

Japanese Mackerel Shark

Also known as: Mackerel Shark, Porbeagle, Salmon Shark

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About
Habitat

Pelagic-oceanic

Depth

0–650 m

Max size

3.05 m

Max weight

175 kg

Diet

Hunting macrofauna (predator)

Lifespan

27 yrs

Taxonomy
Class

Elasmobranchii

Order

Lamniformes

Family

Lamnidae

Other species in Lamnidae
Longfin Mako (Isurus paucus)

Isurus paucus

Longfin Mako

Shortfin Mako (Isurus oxyrinchus)

Isurus oxyrinchus

Shortfin Mako

Great White Shark (Carcharodon carcharias)

Carcharodon carcharias

Great White Shark

Porbeagle (Lamna nasus)

Lamna nasus

Porbeagle

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