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Lamna nasus, porbeagle
voracious pointed-nose shark of northern Atlantic and Pacific
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mako, mako shark
powerful mackerel shark of the Atlantic and Pacific
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Carcharodon carcharias, great white shark, man-eater, man-eating shark, white shark
large aggressive shark widespread in warm seas; known to attack humans
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Cetorhinus maximus, basking shark
large harmless plankton-eating northern shark; often swims slowly or floats at the sea surface
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Isurus oxyrhincus, shortfin mako
very swift active bluish shark found worldwide in warm waters; important game fish
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Isurus paucus, longfin mako
similar to shortfin mako but darker blue
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Isurus glaucus, blue pointed, bonito shark
common blue-grey shark of southwest Pacific; sport and food fish
