Isurus paucus Guitart 1966
- Dataset
- An annotated checklist of the chondrichthyans of South Africa
- Rank
- SPECIES
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Chordata
- class
- Elasmobranchii
- order
- Lamniformes
- family
- Lamnidae
- genus
- Isurus
- species
- Isurus paucus
discussion
Remarks: Although there are no confirmed records, this species is provisionally included as occurring in South African waters based on a set of jaws examined by D. A. Ebert and L. J. V. Compagno (unpubl. data) from a large mako shark caught off Cape Agulhas by a commercial fisher. A poorly known and uncommon species, it is frequently misidentified as I. oxyrinchus. This species is of little commercial value as the flesh is soft and of poor quality. Conservation status: EN (2019).
distribution
South African distribution:? Cape Agulhas (WC).
materials_examined
South Africa voucher material: Jaws from the personal collection of a fisher from the south coast (WC) examined by D. A. Ebert and L. J. V. Compagno (unpubl. data) is the only material.
vernacular_names
Longfin Mako Shark
Name
- Homonyms
- Isurus paucus Guitart 1966