Species group · Cartilaginous fish
Mackerel Sharks
WAnimals has 2 species of mackerel shark, all in the family Lamnidae.
- 2 species
- 1 family
- 128 countries
- 82 parks
- Weight
- 50 kg – 230 kg
- Length
- 1.5 m – 4.5 m
- Lifespan
- 30 – 45 years
Ranges calculated from the entries that record the figure, not from all 2.
All 2 species of mackerel sharks on WAnimals
Each one has its own full entry. This group does not replace them: it brings them together.
Conservation status
2 especies in this group están en alguna categoría de riesgo real según la UICN.
See the global conservation statusWhere they live
Recorded in 128 countries. The ones with the most species in the group:
Where to see them
- Acadia2 species
- Anticosti2 species
- Archipiélago de Mingan2 species
- Arrábida2 species
- Assateague Island2 species
- Burren2 species
- Calzada del Gigante2 species
- Cape Breton Highlands2 species
- Cape Cod2 species
- Costa de Dorset y Devon Oriental2 species
- Forillon2 species
- Fundy2 species
- Andrea Doriadiving
- Block Island (pecio del Mohawk)diving
- Costa de los Acantilados (Cabo San Vicente)diving
- Islas Berlengasdiving
- Islas Cíesdiving
- Neptune Islandsdiving
Did you know…
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