Species group · Cartilaginous fish
WAnimals has 2 species of mackerel shark, in the family Lamnidae.
Ranges calculated from the profiles that record the figure, not from all 2.
Each one has its own full profile. This group does not replace them: it brings them together.
2 species in this group are in a threatened category according to the IUCN.
Recorded in 128 countries. The ones with the most species in the group:
It is partly warm-blooded: a network of blood vessels called the rete mirabile recovers the heat from the muscle before it is lost through the gills, letting it keep its body up to ten degrees above the water and hunt effectively in cold seas.
From Porbeagle
It has been observed at play: rolling among floating seaweed, chasing one another and pushing drifting objects about with no apparent feeding purpose, a behaviour rarely documented in sharks.
From Porbeagle
Its north-east Atlantic population, Spanish waters included, is listed as critically endangered even though the species globally is listed as vulnerable.
From Porbeagle
It is one of the fastest sharks known, able to hit peaks of over 70 km/h thanks to an extremely streamlined body.
From Shortfin Mako