Mackerel Sharks
Lamniformes
The Lamniformes (from the Greek word, Lamna "fish of prey") are an order of sharks commonly known as mackerel sharks (which may also refer specifically to the family Lamnidae). It includes some of the most familiar species of sharks, such as the great white and extinct megalodon, as well as more unusual representatives, such as the goblin shark and megamouth shark.
9 branches of this order, most-observed first · about 16 known species
Sand Tiger Sharks
familyCarchariidae
Mackerel Sharks
familyLamnidae
Thresher Sharks
familyAlopiidae
Basking Sharks
familyCetorhinidae
Otodontidae
familyOtodontidae
Sand Sharks
familyOdontaspididae
Goblin Sharks
familyMitsukurinidae
Crocodile Sharks
familyPseudocarchariidae
Megamouth Sharks
familyMegachasmidae
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 50870.