词条 | Lamnidae |
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| name = Mackerel sharks | image = White shark.jpg | image_caption = Great white shark Carcharodon carcharias | fossil_range = {{Fossil range|Upper Cretaceous|recent}}[1] | taxon = Lamnidae | authority = J. P. Müller and Henle, 1838 | subdivision_ranks = Extant genera | subdivision =Carcharodon Isurus Lamna Extinct genera, see text }} The Lamnidae are the family of mackerel or white sharks. They are large, fast-swimming sharks, found in oceans worldwide. The name of the family is formed from the Greek word, lamna, which means fish of prey, and was derived from the Greek legendary creature, the Lamia.[1] These sharks have pointed snouts, spindle-shaped bodies, and large gill openings. The first dorsal fin is large, high, stiff, and angular or somewhat rounded. The second dorsal and anal fins are minute. The caudal peduncle has a couple of less distinct keels. The teeth are gigantic. The fifth gill opening is in front of the pectoral fin and spiracles are sometimes absent. They are heavily built sharks, sometimes weighing nearly twice as much as sharks of comparable length from other families. Many sharks in the family are among the fastest-swimming fish, although the massive great white shark is slower due to its great size. Genera and speciesThe family contains five living species in three genera and these selected extinct genera and species:[2]
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References1. ^{{ISBN|9781258302863}}: A source-book of biological names and terms, 1944, Edmund Carroll Jaeger 2. ^1 {{FishBase_family|family=Lamnidae|year=2009|month=January}}
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