WoRMS taxon details
Isurus oxyrinchus Rafinesque, 1810 AphiaID: 105839
Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) >  Pisces (Superclass) > Elasmobranchii (Class) > Neoselachii (Subclass) > Selachii (Infraclass) > Galeomorphi (Superorder) > Lamniformes (Order) > Lamnidae (Family) > Isurus (Genus) > Isurus oxyrinchus (Species)
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| Status | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | Species | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Typetaxon of |
Isurus Rafinesque, 1810 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parent | Isurus Rafinesque, 1810 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Orig. name | Isurus oxyrinchus Rafinesque, 1810 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Synonymised names |
Carcharias tigris Atwood, 1869Isuropsis dekayi Gill, 1862Isuropsis glaucus (Müller & Henle, 1839)Isuropsis mako (Whitley, 1929)Isurus africanus Smith, 1957Isurus bideni Phillipps, 1932Isurus cepedii (Lesson, 1831)Isurus glaucus (Müller & Henle, 1839)Isurus guentheri (Murray, 1884)Isurus mako Whitley, 1929Isurus oxyrhincus Rafinesque, 1810 (misspelling)Isurus oxyrhynchus Rafinesque, 1810 (misspelling)Isurus spallanzani Rafinesque, 1810Isurus tigris (Atwood, 1869)Isurus tigris africanus Smith, 1957Lamna glauca (Müller & Henle, 1839)Lamna guentheri Murray, 1884Lamna huidobrii Philippi, 1887Lamna latro Owen, 1853Lamna oxyrhina Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1838Oxyrhina glauca Müller & Henle, 1839Oxyrhina gomphodon Müller & Henle, 1839Squalus cepedii Lesson, 1831 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sources |
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details] [show all] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vernacular Names |
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| Environment | marine, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distribution | From other sources
Algoa Bay [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]Japan (doubtful) [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]Chile [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]type locality contained in Sicily [details]From other sources
South Africa [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]Karachi [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]Java (doubtful) [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]Canada British Columbia [details]Canadian Exclusive Economic Zone [Pacific part] [details]Comores Comores [details]Djibouti Djibouti [details]Eritrea Eritrea [details]Federal Republic of Somalia Somalia [details]Gulf of Mexico Gulf of Mexico [details]Indian Ocean Aldabra [details]Chagos [details]Reunion [details]Kenya Kenya [details]Madagascar Madagascar [details]Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin Greek Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Israeli part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin [details]Mozambique Mozambique [details]New Zealand New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone [details]North Atlantic Ocean Azores [details]Azores Exclusive Economic Zone [details]European waters (ERMS scope) [details]Gulf of Maine [details]North West Atlantic [details]Portuguese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]North Pacific Ocean North Pacific [details]Red Sea Red Sea [details]Republic of Mauritius Mauritius [details]Seychelles Seychelles [details]South Africa South Africa (country) [details]Spain Spanish Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Tanzania Tanzania [details]The Coastal Waters of Southeast Alaska and British Columbia Coastal Waters of Southeast Alaska and British Columbia [details](no group) FAO fishing area 47 [details]FAO fishing area 51 [details]FAO fishing area 57 [details]FAO fishing area 67 [details]FAO fishing area 71 [details]FAO fishing area 77 [details]FAO fishing area 81 [details]FAO fishing area 87 [details]North East Pacific [details]Western Indian Ocean [details] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Specimens |
Syntype [from synonym] RMNH 2529 [view taxon]
Lectotype [from synonym] RMNH 2533 [view taxon]
Lectotype [from synonym] RMNH 2587 [view taxon]
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| Host of |
Alebion carchariae Krøyer, 1863 [via synonym] (parasitic: ectoparasitic)
Anthosoma crassum (Abildgaard, 1794) (parasitic: ectoparasitic)
Ceratobothrium xanthocephalum Monticelli, 1892 (parasite)
Clistobothrium montaukensis Ruhnke, 1993 (parasitic: endoparasitic)
Dinematura latifolia Steenstrup & Lütken, 1861 [via synonym] (parasitic: ectoparasitic)
Dinemoura latifolia (Steenstrup & Lütken, 1861) [via synonym] (parasitic: ectoparasitic)
Dinemoura producta (O.F. Muller, 1785) (parasitic: ectoparasitic)
Echthrogaleus denticulatus Smith S.I., 1873 [via synonym] (parasitic: ectoparasitic)
Gangliopus pyriformis Gerstaecker, 1854 [via synonym] (parasitic: ectoparasitic)
Gymnorhynchus gigas (Cuvier, 1817) (parasitic: endoparasitic)
Gymnorhynchus isuri Robinson, 1959 (parasitic: endoparasitic)
Hepatoxylon trichiuri (Holten, 1802) (parasite)
Hyperandrotrema walterboegeri Orélis-Ribeiro & Bullard in Orélis-Ribeiro, Ruiz, Curran & Bullard, 2013 (parasitic: endoparasitic)
Kroyerina benzorum Deets, 1987 [via synonym] (parasitic: ectoparasitic)
Molicola horridus (Goodsir, 1841) (parasite)
Nemesis lamna Risso, 1826 [via synonym] (parasitic: ectoparasitic)
Nesippus borealis Steenstrup & Lütken, 1861 [via synonym] (parasitic: ectoparasitic)
Nogagus borealis Steenstrup & Lutken, 1861 [via synonym] (parasitic: ectoparasitic)
Nybelinia lingualis Cuvier, 1817 (parasitic: endoparasitic)
Nybelinia pinteri Yamaguti, 1934 (parasite)
Pandarus cranchii Leach, 1819 [via synonym] (parasitic: ectoparasitic)
Pandarus floridanus Cressey, 1967 [via synonym] (parasitic: ectoparasitic)
Pandarus katoi Cressey, 1967 [via synonym] (parasitic: ectoparasitic)
Pandarus lugubris Heller, 1865 [via synonym] (parasitic: ectoparasitic)
Pandarus satyrus Dana, 1849 [via synonym] (parasitic: ectoparasitic)
Pandarus smithii Rathbun, 1886 [via synonym] (parasitic: ectoparasitic)
Phyllobothrium tumidum Linton, 1922 (parasite)
Phyllothyreus cornutus (Milne Edwards, 1840) [via synonym] (parasitic: ectoparasitic)
Platybothrium parvum Linton, 1901 (parasite)
Sphyriocephalus tergestinus Pintner, 1913 (parasite)
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| Links | Marine Life Information Network - UK To Barcode of Life (121 barcodes) To Biodiversity Heritage Library (55 publications) To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) To Encyclopedia of Life To FAO Species fact sheets To FishBase To GenBank (192 nucleotides; 71 proteins) To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI) To IUCN Red List To Marine Species Identification Portal To Marine Species Identification Portal To PESI To ITIS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notes | From other sources
Description An aggressive and dangerous shark with fearsome-looking jaws. Found from the surface to at least 152 m. One of the most active species; when hooked on a fishing line may leap out of the water and has been reported to attack boats. Believed to be the fastest swimming shark (Ref. 9988). Found in coastal and oceanic waters. Prefers temperatures above 16°C (Ref. 9988). Feeds on schools of fish, small sharks, and swordfish (Ref. 5213). Utilized fresh, dried/salted, smoked and frozen; eaten broiled and baked (Ref. 9988). Valued for its fine quality meat as well as its fins and skin. Jaws and teeth are also sold as ornaments and trophies (Ref. 9988). [details]Diet Feeds on fishes, including mackerels, tunas, and swordfish [details]Distribution Gulf of Maine to southern Brazil [details]Habitat Usually found in surface waters, down to about 150m. [details]Habitat nektonic [details]Importance Social - Commercial, flesh is eaten by humans, gamefish [details]Type species Type species of genus. Genus Isurus in separate family Isuridae in <143> [details] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| LSID | urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:105839 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Citation: Bailly, N. (2008). Isurus oxyrinchus Rafinesque, 1810. In: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2017). FishBase. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=105839 on 2017-07-14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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