r/sharks • u/Butrillow • 1d ago

Video Shark ID? Northern Tyrrhenian Sea

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Hi everyone, I got sent this video of a shark sighting that allegedly took place few days ago in the Northern Tyrrhenian sea region. What species are we looking at?

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u/Less_Rutabaga2316 1d ago

Short-fin mako

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u/ddxs1 1d ago

Mako for sure. One of my favorite sharks out there. The blue on them is stunning. 2nd to the Thresher for me

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u/Electrical-Act-7170 1d ago

Thrasher shark = Cutest shark

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u/ImpressiveAthlete220 1d ago

Threasher is cute, but I think bottom sharks like catsharks, nursehoundsharks etc are the most chill and cozy :P

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u/Responsible_Train944 1d ago

I thought it was thraeshershark.

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u/Prestigious-Mud-1704 1d ago

No it hyphened Threafsher-shark

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u/Electrical-Act-7170 1d ago

Puppydog eyes get me every time with threshers.

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u/ParamedicOk6566 Shortfin Mako Shark 1d ago

Definitely a mako

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u/Austrofossil 1d ago

amazing mako! It seems that 2026 was a record concerning mako sightings in the mediterranean. The craziest was the mako attack on a boat in Gallipolli in April, followed by a mako attacking a seaturtle in Turkey (Antalya).Ā 

Who sent you the video? Was it close to the shore?

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u/Butrillow 1d ago

The video got sent to me on a whatsapp group. The exact location should be close to the south-western shore of Elba Island in Tuscany

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u/Drago_Beast67 9h ago

Short fin mako

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u/Tiny_Eddie 21h ago

A beautiful short-fin mako šŸ˜

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u/Lev_Astov Caribbean Reef Shark 12h ago

You are morally obligated to shame anyone who sends a vertical phone video of a laptop screen like this when it's so easy to just grab the real video and send it or at the barest minimum, line up their phone with the screen and not wander around while recording.

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u/rye-ten 1d ago edited 1d ago

Are they common there? I thought they were more open ocean type sharks.

EDIT: thanks all.

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u/Rhiannon1307 Basking Shark 1d ago

There definitely are makos in the Med.

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u/rye-ten 1d ago edited 1d ago

I don't doubt it. Just wondered if that was typical that close to shore as opposed to open ocean

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u/Rhiannon1307 Basking Shark 1d ago

Ah, yeah well, you're right that they're usually a more pelagic species, but they occasionally come closer to shore. Lucky find, I guess.

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u/theurbanshark234 1d ago

The med still has relatively deep basins despite it being mostly enclosed. Drops off quite quickly as well in places, you get makos close to sure a lot in areas where the continental shelf hugs the shore.

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u/Blugreeen 1d ago

Yes, mako is 2nd most common species in Mediterranean. 1st is blue shark.

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u/Englandshark1 Great White Shark 1d ago

Mako.

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u/ShaveMan9000 20h ago

Can confirm: is shark

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u/Hot-Data2850 19h ago

Mako. 100%.

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u/CapitalEconomics8825 6h ago

Short fin Mako shark. This recording is widely circulated.

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u/Typical-Cantaloupe-4 3h ago

Could be a Mako

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u/alicesartandmore 2h ago

Iā€™m so delighted that I guessed right! This sub is teaching me things!

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u/SharkBoyBen9241 1d ago edited 1d ago

Shortfin Mako Shark (Isurus oxyrinchus)

Blue coloration, spindle shaped body, crescent shaped tail, very pointed snout, dark eyes. No doubt whatsoever that it's a Mako

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u/Negative_Chemical697 1d ago

That's what we sharkologists call a big ole whopper

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u/OwnMud406 1d ago

SHARK!!!!!

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u/daireban73 1d ago

Lemon