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Isurus oxyrinchus Rafinesque, 1810

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES
Published in
Rafinesque, C. S. (1810). Caratteri di alcuni nuovi generi e nuove specie di animali e piante della sicilia, con varie osservazioni sopra i medisimi. <em>Per le stampe di Sanfilippo: Palermo, Italy.</em> pp. 105, 20 fold. Pl.

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
class
Elasmobranchii
order
Lamniformes
family
Lamnidae
genus
Isurus
species
Isurus oxyrinchus

Name

Synonyms
Carcharias tigris Atwood, 1869
Isuropsis dekayi Gill, 1862
Isuropsis glaucus (Müller & Henle, 1839)
Isuropsis mako (Whitley, 1929)
Isurus africanus Smith, 1957
Isurus bideni Phillipps, 1932
Isurus cepedii (Lesson, 1831)
Isurus glaucus (Müller & Henle, 1839)
Isurus guentheri (Murray, 1884)
Isurus mako Whitley, 1929
Isurus oxyrhincus Rafinesque, 1810
Isurus spallanzani Rafinesque, 1810
Isurus tigris (Atwood, 1869)
Isurus tigris africanus Smith, 1957
Lamna glauca (Müller & Henle, 1839)
Lamna guentheri Murray, 1884
Lamna huidobrii Philippi, 1887
Lamna latro Owen, 1853
Lamna oxyrhina Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1835
Oxyrhina desorii (Agassiz, 1843)
Homonyms
Isurus oxyrinchus Rafinesque, 1810
Common names
(قرش ماكو قصير الزعانف (الذيبة in Arabic
Aozame in Japanese
Atlantic mako in English
Atlantic mako shark in English
Atlantic mako shark in English
Atunero in Spanish
Blauhai in German
Bonito shark in English
Cane de mare in Spanish
Diamante in Spanish
Dientuso in Spanish
Dikburun in Turkish
Haringhaai in Dutch
Kucina in Serbian
Kurzflossen-Mako in German
Kurzflossen-Mako in German
Kurzflossen-Mako in German
Lamie in French
Maco in Spanish
Mako in French
Mako in German
Makohai in German
Makrelenhai in German
Makrelenhai in German
Makrelenhai in German
Makrelhaj in Danish
Makrellhai in Norwegian
Makrillhaj in Swedish
Makrillihai in Finnish
Marache in French
Marracho-azul in Portuguese
Marrajo in Spanish
Marrajo dientuso in Spanish
Marrajo, mako in language.
Mediterranean mackerel shark in English
Mediterranean mackerel shark in English
Ossirina in Italian
Pacific bonito shark in English
Pacific bonito shark in English
Pacific mako shark in English
Pacific mako shark in English
Peshkagen tonil in Albanian
Peshkaqen tonil in Albanian
Pixxiplamptu in Maltese
Pixxitondu in Maltese
Psina du gonasa in Serbian
Rechin macrou in Romanian
Rekin ostronosy in Polish
Requin taupe bleu in French
Requin taupe bleu in French

Bibliographic References

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