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Kingdom
  
Scientific name
  
Lamniformes

Phylum
  
Superorder
  
Higher classification
  
Shark

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Order
  
LamniformesL. S. Berg, 1958

Length
  
great white shark: 4.5 – 6.4 m

Speed
  
Great white shark: 40 km/h

Mass
  
Great white shark: 680 – 1,100 kg, shortfin mako shark: 280 kg, Basking shark: 2,200 kg

Lower classifications
  
Lamnidae, Carcharodon, Isurus, thresher shark, Sand shark

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The Lamniformes (from the Greek word, Lamna "fish of prey") are an order of sharks commonly known as mackerel sharks (which may also refer specifically to the family Lamnidae). It includes some of the most familiar species of sharks, such as the great white shark, as well as more unusual representatives, such as the goblin shark and the megamouth shark.

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Members of the order are distinguished by possessing two dorsal fins, an anal fin, five gill slits, eyes without nictitating membranes, and a mouth extending behind the eyes. Also, unlike other sharks, they maintain a higher body temperature than the surrounding water.

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Species

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The order Lamniformes includes 10 families with 22 species, with a total of seven living families and 17 living species:

Order Lamniformes

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  • Family Alopiidae Bonaparte, 1838 (thresher sharks)
  • Genus Alopias Rafinesque, 1810
  • Alopias pelagicus Nakamura, 1935 (pelagic thresher) [1]
  • Alopias superciliosus R. T. Lowe, 1841 (bigeye thresher) [2]
  • Alopias vulpinus (Bonnaterre, 1788) (common thresher) [3]
  • Alopias sp. not yet described
  • Family Anacoracidae Capetta, 1987 (crow sharks)
  • Genus Squalicorax
  • Genus Telodontaspis
  • Genus Pseudocorax
  • Genus Myledaphus
  • Family Cetorhinidae Gill, 1862
  • Genus Cetorhinus Blainville, 1816
  • Cetorhinus maximus (Gunnerus, 1765) (basking shark) [4]
  • Family Eoptolamnidae*
  • Genus Leptostyrax*
  • Leptostyrax macrorhiza
  • Family Lamnidae J. P. Müller and Henle, 1838
  • Genus Carcharodon A. Smith, 1838
  • Carcharodon Carcharias (Linnaeus, 1758) (great white shark) [5]
  • Carcharodon hubbelli
  • Genus Isurus Rafinesque, 1810
  • Isurus oxyrinchus Rafinesque, 1810 (shortfin mako) [6]
  • Isurus paucus Guitart-Manday, 1966 (longfin mako) [7]
  • Genus Lamna Cuvier, 1816
  • Lamna ditropis Hubbs & Follett, 1947 (Salmon shark) [8]
  • Lamna nasus (Bonnaterre, 1788) (porbeagle) [9]
  • Family Megachasmidae Taylor, Compagno & Struhsaker, 1983
  • Genus Megachasma Taylor, Compagno & Struhsaker, 1983
  • Megachasma pelagios Taylor, Compagno & Struhsaker, 1983 (megamouth shark) [10]
  • Family Mitsukurinidae D. S. Jordan, 1898
  • Genus Mitsukurina D. S. Jordan, 1898
  • Mitsukurina owstoni D. S. Jordan, 1898 (goblin shark) [11]
  • Family Odontaspididae Müller & Henle, 1839
  • Genus Carcharias Rafinesque, 1810
  • Carcharias taurus Rafinesque, 1810 (sand tiger shark) [12]
  • Genus Odontaspis Agassiz, 1838
  • Odontaspis ferox (Risso, 1810) (smalltooth sand tiger) [13]
  • Odontaspis noronhai (Maul, 1955) (bigeye sand tiger) [14]
  • Family Pseudocarchariidae Compagno, 1973
  • Genus Pseudocarcharias Cadenat, 1963
  • Pseudocarcharias kamoharai (Matsubara, 1936) (crocodile shark) [15]
  • Family Cardabiodontidae (extinct)
  • Genus Cardabiodon Michael Silverson, 1999
  • Cardabiodon ricki Michael Silverson, 1999
  • Family Cretoxyrhinidae (Extinct)
  • Genus Cretoxyrhina Agassiz, 1843
  • Cretoxyrhina mantelli Agassiz, 1843 (ginsu shark) †
  • Family Otodontidae (extinct)
  • Genus Carcharocles
  • Carcharocles auriculatus (Jordan, 1923)
  • Carcharocles angustidens (Agassiz, 1843)
  • Carcharocles chubutensis (Agassiz, 1843)
  • Carcharocles megalodon (Agassiz, 1843) (megatooth shark) † (genus disputed)
  • Sustainable consumption

    In 2010, Greenpeace International added the shortfin mako shark (Isurus oxyrinchus) to its seafood red list.


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    References

    Lamniformes Wikipedia


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