Lamnidae is a family of sharks, commonly known as mackerel sharks or white sharks. They are large, fast-swimming sharks, found in oceans worldwide.

Species

• Genus Carcharodon
  • Great white shark, Carcharodon carcharias (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Megatooth shark, Carcharodon megalodon (Unknown)
• Genus Isurus
  • Shortfin mako, Isurus oxyrinchus Rafinesque, 1810
  • Longfin mako, Isurus paucus Guitart Manday, 1966
• Genus Lamna
  • Salmon shark, Lamna ditropis Hubbs & Follett, 1947
  • Porbeagle, Lamna nasus (Bonnaterre, 1788)

References

Sharks

Makrelenhaie | Lamnidae | Lamnidae | Lamnidae | Lamnowate | Lamnidae | Håbrandshajar