Isurus oxyrinchus Rafinesque 1810

Bariche, Michel & Fricke, Ronald, 2020, The marine ichthyofauna of Lebanon: an annotated checklist, history, biogeography, and conservation status, Zootaxa 4775 (1), pp. 1-157 : 16

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scientific name	Isurus oxyrinchus Rafinesque 1810
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Isurus oxyrinchus Rafinesque 1810 View in CoL —Shortfin mako

Taxonomy. First record from Lebanon as Isurus oxyrhynchus Rafinesque 1810 View in CoL by George et al. (1964: 9); subsequently recorded as Isurus oxyrinchus Rafinesque View in CoL by Mouneimné (1977: 60); as Isurus oxyrinchus Rafinesque 1810 View in CoL by Mouneimné (2002: 48). Recent unpublished records from Tripoli ( 24 October 2004 and 18 January 2014) and Tabarja ( 13 November 2013).

Distribution. Circumglobal in tropical through temperate seas (including Caribbean Sea, North Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Red Sea).

Conservation. IUCN: Global ( EN: A2 bd, 5 November 2018); Med. (CR: A2bd, 25 March 2016). Capture and threats: FIT, FIB, unknown. Occurrence: Common. High priority for conservation action. The capture, transportation, storage or commercialization of this species is forbidden in Lebanon .