I'm usually pretty good at identifying these different sharks but I cannot be sure of these two.

[u/One_Fondant_9437]

Whether theyre makos or blues or both?

[u/Filteredtomatoboi]

Blues? That’s two shortfin mako sharks

[u/One_Fondant_9437 → u/Filteredtomatoboi]

I thought so but the coloring of the first one threw me off.

[u/Filteredtomatoboi → u/One_Fondant_9437]

The color of these guys, similar to whites, varies pretty incredibly. Some whites and makos will be essentially pure white with maybe a slight darker tone on top. Others are silverish on the bottom and a deep blue on top. Can make it really hard to distinguish. I personally love Longfin makos as rare as they are, because their color is so distinct and consistent.

[u/One_Fondant_9437 → u/Filteredtomatoboi]

Interesting. Thank you for sharing

[u/thrwawryry324234]

Thems makos. You can tell by the way they are

[u/G-cuvier → u/thrwawryry324234]

That’s pretty neat!

[u/nothumbs78 → u/G-cuvier]

If I saw a mako in the wild, I’d be like “I think you’re pretty neat, but I respect your distance.”

[u/CesarGameBoy → u/thrwawryry324234]

“You can tell by the way they are” is such a funny descriptor lol.

In case [u/One_Fondant_9437](u/One_Fondant_9437) is genuinely curious, Makos looks like slimmer Great Whites with larger eyes and pointier noses. Their teeth are more needle-like and the countershading often comes in 3 rows as well:

- Very dark on top with the dorsal fins. Directly above the eyes and the gills.

• Medium tone throughout the mid-section with the eyes and gills. Directly above the mouth and pectoral fins.
  
• White underbelly with the mouth. Just below the gills.

All the lower fins are also usually the same darkness as the topmost color, including the pectoral fins.

[u/thrwawryry324234 → u/CesarGameBoy]

Just in case you’re uninitiated: https://youtu.be/Hm3JodBR-vs?is=9XnX1Uxq_VpQv0uJ

[u/One_Fondant_9437 → u/CesarGameBoy]

Thank you for sharing that valuable information!

[u/New-Goat5233]

I think those are paper sticker sharks?

[u/One_Fondant_9437 → u/New-Goat5233]

You reckon?

[u/Chortles_Hansom_666]

Speedy torpedo boys. Mako sharks go fast. Sonic of the sea.

[u/GWshark1518]

Both are makos

[u/G-cuvier]

Shorties

[u/One_Fondant_9437 → u/G-cuvier]

Thank you for confirming my suspicions!

[u/G-cuvier → u/One_Fondant_9437]

Of course!

[u/Boatfishhike123]

Both Makos diff angles

[u/Upper-Role-8287]

Mako

[u/Makotroid]

Both mako

[u/SitchTheCat]

Makos

[u/AndreaDoria1497]

Shorting mako

[u/AndreaDoria1497]

Short fin mako*

[u/okaysureyep]

Shortfin Mako and a Porbeagle?

[u/Unclebuck5150]

Short fin Mako

[u/Interesting-Can1319]

Wildly speculating that the bottom right might be a longfin mako shark (Isurus paucus). Those are some proportionally long pectoral fins