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Class: Elasmobranchii
Order: Lamniformes
Family: Lamnidae Mackerel sharks or white shark

Genus: Lamna

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2 species (see list below)

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Photo by FAO

North Pacific
Max. Length 305 cm TL
Lamna ditropis Hubbs & Follett, 1947

Photo by FAO
 
Lamna ditropis
[Salmon shark]

Photo by Murch, A.

Circumglobal, amphitemper
Max. Length 350 cm TL
Lamna nasus (Bonnaterre, 1788)

Photo by Murch, A.
 
Lamna nasus
[Porbeagle]
2 Species of Family Lamnidae with Genus Lamna
(Mackerel sharks or white shark)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1947 Lamna ditropis Salmon shark North Pacific 305 TL
1788 Lamna nasus Porbeagle Circumglobal, amphitemper 350 TL



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