Shortfin Mako Shark with Parasitic Copepods

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

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arthropod California cartilaginous fish copepod crustacean dangerous animal elasmobranch invertebrate Isurus oxyrinchus Lamnidae Lamniformes mackerel shark mako mako shark marine invertebrate Pacific Ocean parasite parasitism San Diego shark shortfin mako shortfin mako shark symbiosis threatened species underwater USA vulnerable

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Shortfin Mako Shark