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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Chondrichthyes cartilaginous fishes Elasmobranchii shark Lamniformes Lamnidae mackerel shark Isurus oxyrinchus Isurus oxyrinchus shortfin mako shark shortfin mako mako dangerous animal Pacific Ocean USA US United States of America United States America California San Diego nature wildlife pelagic marine wildlife marine life photo photograph picture image wide angle wide-angle underwater marine invertebrate Arthropoda arthropod Crustacea crustacean Copepoda copepod behavior symbiosis parasitism parasite parasitic

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