Shortfin mako (Isurus oxyrinchus). Norsk: Makrellhai.
No official record yet
Villmarksliv's official list of Norwegian sport-fishing records has no record for Shortfin mako yet. The first registered fish that meets the rules becomes the record.
About Shortfin mako
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The shortfin mako (Isurus oxyrinchus) is a sleek, powerful ocean shark and the fastest shark known, capable of bursts of around 70 km/h. It is vivid blue above and white below, with a pointed, conical snout, a crescent-shaped tail and a single keel on each side of the tail base. It differs from the porbeagle in having no white patch on the back edge of the first dorsal fin and in having long, slender, dagger-like teeth. Adults usually measure 2.5–3.2 m, but it can exceed 4 m and roughly 500 kg. It roams the upper layers of tropical and temperate seas, hunting mackerel, tuna, swordfish and squid. After a long pregnancy the female gives birth to about 4–16 pups. Norway has only a couple of confirmed records, including one from northern Norway in 1998. IUCN: Endangered (EN); Norwegian Red List 2021: Not Applicable (NA).
Sources: Artsdatabanken, Store norske leksikon, Wikipedia
- Habitat: Saltvann
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- Norwegian sport-fishing records are registered with Villmarksliv, not with FishComp. Read the rules before you do anything else with the fish.
- Records are based on weight and approved by a jury. You give the weight and length, where it was caught, the gear you used and any witnesses.
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Source: Villmarksliv's official Norwegian records (klikk.no).