WoRMS taxon details
Isurus Rafinesque, 1810
105743 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:105743)
accepted
Genus
Isuropsis Gill, 1862 · unaccepted
Lamiostoma Glückman, 1964 · unaccepted
Oxyrhina Agassiz, 1838 · unaccepted
- Species Isurus oxyrinchus Rafinesque, 1810
- Species Isurus paucus Guitart, 1966
- Species Isurus africanus Smith, 1957 accepted as Isurus oxyrinchus Rafinesque, 1810
- Species Isurus alatus Garrick, 1967 accepted as Isurus paucus Guitart, 1966
- Species Isurus bideni Phillipps, 1932 accepted as Isurus oxyrinchus Rafinesque, 1810
- Species Isurus cepedii (Lesson, 1831) accepted as Isurus oxyrinchus Rafinesque, 1810
- Species Isurus glaucus (Müller & Henle, 1839) accepted as Isurus oxyrinchus Rafinesque, 1810
- Species Isurus glaucus (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Prionace glauca (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Isurus guentheri (Murray, 1884) accepted as Isurus oxyrinchus Rafinesque, 1810
- Species Isurus mako Whitley, 1929 accepted as Isurus oxyrinchus Rafinesque, 1810
- Species Isurus nasus (Bonnaterre, 1788) accepted as Lamna ditropis Hubbs & Follett, 1947 (unaccepted > misapplication)
- Species Isurus oxyrhinchus Rafinesque, 1810 accepted as Isurus oxyrinchus Rafinesque, 1810 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Species Isurus oxyrhincus Rafinesque, 1810 accepted as Isurus oxyrinchus Rafinesque, 1810 (misspelling)
- Species Isurus oxyrhynchus Rafinesque, 1810 accepted as Isurus oxyrinchus Rafinesque, 1810 (misspelling)
- Species Isurus spallanzani Rafinesque, 1810 accepted as Isurus oxyrinchus Rafinesque, 1810
- Species Isurus tigris (Atwood, 1869) accepted as Isurus oxyrinchus Rafinesque, 1810
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Rafinesque, C. S. (1810). Caratteri di alcuni nuovi generi e nuove specie di animali e piante della sicilia, con varie osservazioni sopra i medisimi. <em>Per le stampe di Sanfilippo: Palermo, Italy.</em> Part 1 involves fishes, pp. [i-iv] 3-69 [70 blank], Part 2 with slightly different title, pp. ia-iva + 71-105 [106 blank]). Pls. 1-20., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47825964 [details] 
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Isurus Rafinesque, 1810. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=105743 on 2025-11-10
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Nomenclature
original description
Rafinesque, C. S. (1810). Caratteri di alcuni nuovi generi e nuove specie di animali e piante della sicilia, con varie osservazioni sopra i medisimi. <em>Per le stampe di Sanfilippo: Palermo, Italy.</em> Part 1 involves fishes, pp. [i-iv] 3-69 [70 blank], Part 2 with slightly different title, pp. ia-iva + 71-105 [106 blank]). Pls. 1-20., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47825964 [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
Taxonomy
taxonomy source
Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2025). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2025., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
Other
context source (PeRMS)
Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. <em>2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao.</em> 314 p. [details]
additional source Compagno, L.J.V. (2001). Sharks of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date. Volume 2. Bullhead, mackerel and carpet sharks (Heterodontiformes, Lamniformes and Orectolobiformes). <em>FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes.</em> No. 1, Vol. 2. Rome, FAO. 269p. [details]
additional source Rafinesque, C. S. (1810). Caratteri di alcuni nuovi generi e nuove specie di animali e piante della sicilia, con varie osservazioni sopra i medisimi. <em>Per le stampe di Sanfilippo: Palermo, Italy.</em> Part 1 involves fishes, pp. [i-iv] 3-69 [70 blank], Part 2 with slightly different title, pp. ia-iva + 71-105 [106 blank]). Pls. 1-20., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47825964
page(s): 11 [details]
additional source Compagno, L.J.V. (2001). Sharks of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date. Volume 2. Bullhead, mackerel and carpet sharks (Heterodontiformes, Lamniformes and Orectolobiformes). <em>FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes.</em> No. 1, Vol. 2. Rome, FAO. 269p. [details]
additional source Rafinesque, C. S. (1810). Caratteri di alcuni nuovi generi e nuove specie di animali e piante della sicilia, con varie osservazioni sopra i medisimi. <em>Per le stampe di Sanfilippo: Palermo, Italy.</em> Part 1 involves fishes, pp. [i-iv] 3-69 [70 blank], Part 2 with slightly different title, pp. ia-iva + 71-105 [106 blank]). Pls. 1-20., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47825964
page(s): 11 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Catalog of Fishes
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Isurus)
To Genbank
To NMNH Paleobiology Collection (USNM PAL 295704)
To ITIS
To Catalog of Fishes
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Isurus)
To Genbank
To NMNH Paleobiology Collection (USNM PAL 295704)
To ITIS
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