Mako (lat. Isurus oxyrinchus) (English. Shortfin Mako) Shark from the Serving family. At the moment, this species is considered an endangered. Other names-gray-blue shark, macoleum shark, black-rhinoma shark.
origin of name
Predators were called “Mako” that in translation from the language of the indigenous inhabitants of New Zealand can be translated as the very form of sharks and as a shark teeth.
Appearance
This is a mediumsized shark: the length of its body varies from 2, 5 to 3 meters. There are 4 meter individuals. Shark weighs about 300-400 kg. The head has a conical shape. Behind it is 5 gills. The eyes of the shark are large, this is a distinctive feature of these marine inhabitants.
The back of the shark maco is usually gray or blue, the sides of this representative of the fauna is blue. Bruck the shark is white. The body of the shark has the shape of a torpedo, because this predatory fish can move at a speed of 60 km per hour. During the hunt, she can maintain such a speed for several minutes.
Shark fins are powerful. The tail fin has the shape of a crescent, it is responsible for a set of speed. Spinal and abdominal are needed for quick maneuvers.
The scales on the body of this predator are very plastic, thanks to this the shark easily orientates in any water and can quickly change the direction of movement.
Shark’s teeth seem to be bent inside, fish cutters have the shape of a dagger. Thanks to this form of teeth, a predator can keep even the most slippery prey. The first two murder guns from the center have a sabershaped uniform, they are the most sharp. The shark has from 2 to 4 rows of teeth, but the predator uses only the front. The rest of the teeth are “backup”, in a row there are from 24 to 26.
Where it lives
You can meet this dangerous shark in the Pacific and Atlantic Ocean, as well as in Indian. These fish love warm water, therefore they live only on the territory of subtropics and tropics.
So, these dangerous fish can be found in the seas that are washing Chile and Australia, Argentina. Many populations live in the Mediterranean Sea. This place is a kind of “maternity hospital” for sharks, because there are not many predators there.
Sometimes sharks come to the coast of Canada, Aleutian islands, but this rarely happens. This is due to the presence in the cold waters of fish-swords-the favorite treat of predators. Although for a comfortable life, sharks need an environment with a temperature of +16 ° C.
Often these sharks live away from the shore, but it happens that they swim close to people. This happens when Mako starvy. They swim to the coasts during the reproduction period.
These sea inhabitants live at a depth of 30-150 m. Sharks often migrate to find the best places for spawning.
What eats
This representative of the sea fauna eats tuna and mackerel, dolphins and his relatives. The shark also does not disdain carrion, maybe there are squid and turtles.
Shark loves to hunt flocks. However, this needs a lot of energy and because of this predators are almost always hungry. Therefore, most often the shark attacks those animals that are more accessible. And if the predator smashed the blood, the distance will not be a problem it will immediately go in pursuit.
When a shark attacks large fish, she herself is in great danger. After all, if the predator gets hurt, the smell of her blood will attract relatives, and they will eat her. Sometimes sharks swallow various plastic containers, follow the courts and eat organic waste.
Social structure and propagation
Maco sharks usually do not create groups, this happens only in the marriage period. Sometimes predators get together to attack some territories where there are a lot of good prey. But after some time, such groups break up.
Shark Maco Malus come out of eggs, moreover, right in the uterus. There they develop for 16 months. Kids feed on the remains of healthy substances from the yellow bag. After the reserves end, the sharks begin to eat their brothers, not sparing anyone. And so after a rigid selection remains from 6 to 12 cubs.
On the day of the full reach of the scalp are fully developed. From the first day of life, they must feed themselves, we are not talking about any motherly love. There were times when the shark met her children a few weeks later and tried to encroach on their lives.
That is why only 1 individual lives up to puberty. Males are able to propagate only by 7 years, and females by 16. The reproductive cycle lasts 3 years, and if the number of species begins to decline, the recovery promises to be long.
Natural enemies
There are practically no natural enemies of sexually. For these predators, killer whales and crocodiles are dangerous. But for the cubs, the world is much more terrible, because almost every sea predator hunts for them.
However, the main enemy of sharks Mako is a person. To date, fishing on these predators is often engaged in the fins and liver of these marine inhabitants are very tasty and healthy. The situation is complicated by the fact that it is easy to catch these sharks. But sometimes these ruthless predators themselves become very dangerous: they often behave calmly and pretend to be dead during transportation, and then they seem to resurrect and try to eat a fisherman.
Friendly species
Lotsman fish has a good relationship with sharks. Small-cleaning fish cleaning crustaceans from these predators. All these relationships are symbiotic.
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