Lamniformes (Mackerel Sharks)

Order

Mackerel Sharks

Lamniformes

5 species in our catalog · found in 3 parks

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Shark

Shark

🌅 Crepuscular Shark / Ray

Cetorhinus maximus

20–30% · Possible
fox shark

fox shark

☀️ Diurnal Shark / Ray

Alopias pelagicus

Insufficient data
mako

mako

☀️ Diurnal Shark / Ray

Isurus oxyrinchus

10–20% · Possible
Bigeye Thresher Shark

Bigeye Thresher Shark

☀️🌙 Day & Night Shark / Ray

Alopias superciliosus

Insufficient data
Maneater

Maneater

Shark / Ray

Carcharodon carcharias

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

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

🕐 When They're Spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

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Where to see Mackerel Sharks

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#ParkCountrySpeciesP(≥1)
1 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States 3
40–50%
2 Bahía de Loreto National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico 2
30–40%
3 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador 2
20–30%