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Vertebrates
Lamniformes (Mackerel Sharks)
Nomenclature
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Superclass: Pisces (Fish)
Order:
Lamniformes (Mackerel Sharks)
Vernacular names:
Vernacular name:
Mackerel Sharks
Media
SUMMARY
There are seven families in this order and ten genera. The filter feeding Basking Shark Cetorhinus maximusis the only species recorded in Hebridean waters.