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porbeagle
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porbeagle: see mako mako , heavy-bodied, fast-swimming shark, genus Isurus, highly prized as a game fish. Also known as the sharp-nosed mackerel shark, it is a member of the mackerel shark family, which also includes the great white shark and the porbeagle.
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porbeagle
any of several voracious sharks of the genus Lamna, esp L. nasus, of northern seas: family Isuridae


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The United States and Palau had put in proposals to restrict international trade in white tip sharks and hammerhead sharks, while the European Union has proposed protecting porbeagle sharks, also known as Lamna nasus.
The United States and Palau had put in proposals to restrict international trade in white tip sharks and hammerhead sharks, while the European Union has proposed protecting porbeagle sharks, also known as Lamna nasus.
Reports from the seine net boats are that just offshore quite a few porbeagle shark are being spotted, with some of these fish estimated at 300 lb to 400lbs.
 
 
 
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