Shortfin Mako Shark With Parasitic Copepods

shortfin mako shark, Isurus oxyrinchus, with parasitic copepods, very aggressive and the fastest swimmer of all shark species, off San Diego, California, East Pacific Ocean

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ampullae of lorenzini arthropod California cartilaginous fish copepod crustacean dangerous animal elasmobranch eye invertebrate Isurus oxyrinchus jaw Lamnidae Lamniformes mackerel shark mako shark mouth nose nostril Pacific Ocean parasite parasitism pelagic San Diego shark shortfin mako shark symbiosis teeth threatened tooth underwater USA vulnerable