mako sharkIsurusany of certain two species of swift, active, potentially dangerous sharks of the mackerel shark family, Isuridae. Two species are generally recognized, I. oxyrinchus of the Atlantic and the closely related I. glaucus of the Indo-PacificThe shortfin mako (Isurus oxyrinchus) is found in all tropical and temperate seas, and the longfin mako (I. paucus) is scattered worldwide in tropical seas.
