Lamnidae - Mackerel Sharks

Use the table to access images and fact sheets of the lamnid fishes on the site. These include the Mackerel Sharks, Makos, Porbeagles and White Shark.

A White Shark at the Neptune Islands

A White Shark at the Neptune Islands
Michelle Yerman © Michelle Yerman

Carcharodon carcharias White Shark, Great White Shark
Isurus oxyrinchus Shortfin Mako
Lamna nasus Porbeagle Shark
Otodus obliquus tooth of an extinct Lamnid shark (no common name)


Mark McGrouther , Collection Manager, Ichthyology
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