AnAge entry for Isurus oxyrinchus
Classification (HAGRID: 01798)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes (Taxon entry)
Order: Lamniformes
Family: Lamnidae
Genus: Isurus
- Species
- Isurus oxyrinchus
- Common name
- Shortfin mako
- Synonyms
- Isurus glaucus
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 25 years (wild)
- Source
- ref. 822
- Sample size
- Medium
- Data quality
- Acceptable
- Observations
Unverified estimates suggest these animals may live up to 28 years [0454].
Life history traits (averages)
- Female sexual maturity
- 5,475 days
- Male sexual maturity
- Litter size
- 12.5 (viviparous)
- Interbirth interval
- 1,095 days
- Adult weight
- 278,190 g
Metabolism
No information on metabolism is available.
References
- [0822] Garcia et al. (2008), The importance of habitat and life history to extinction risk in sharks, skates, rays and chimaeras (PubMed)
- [0022] Cailliet et al. (2001), Age determination and validation studies of marine fishes: do deep- dwellers live longer? (PubMed)
- [0454] Froese and Pauly, FishBase
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 159924
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account (if available)
- Encyclopaedia of Life
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- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 57983
- Entrez
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- Images
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