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Longfin mako

(Isurus paucus)

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Description

The body is slender and tapered like that of the related species I.oxyrinchus,from which it differs above all for the pectoral fins longer than about a third.The snout is conical,with pronounced nostrils and rather large eyes.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Elasmobranchii
Order:Lamniformes
Family:Lamnidae
Genus:Isurus
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