mako

mako

Isurus oxyrinchus

10–20% · Possible
overall probability at Channel Islands National Park

Closest Relatives at Channel Islands National Park

Maneater

Maneater

Shark / Ray

Carcharodon carcharias

Insufficient data
Shark

Shark

🌅 Crepuscular Shark / Ray

Cetorhinus maximus

20–30% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
10–20
Feb
0–10
Mar
0–10
Apr
30–40
May
0–10
Jun
40–50
Jul
30–40
Aug
0–10
Sep
50–60
Oct
0–10
Nov
10–20
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
2 Bahía de Loreto National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a mako in Channel Islands National Park?

About 17% of visitor-days record a mako sighting in Channel Islands National Park, based on 5 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see mako in Channel Islands National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for mako in Channel Islands National Park in our monthly data.

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