The ride is themed to the mako shark. I when the Mako Shark II debuted. Shinoda designed the Mako Shark show car. No attacks on humans have been attributed to the longfin mako shark. The original Mako Shark was then retroactively called the Mako Shark I. Sharks, such as the mako shark, have very high levels of mercury. The great white shark is also closely related to an ancient mako shark, "Isurus hastalis". Like many show cars, the Mako Shark underwent styling and detail changes over time. The third inspiration was a Mako Shark Mitchell had caught while deep-sea fishing. The Corvette C3 was patterned after the Mako Shark II designed by Larry Shinoda. The shortfin mako shark is a fairly large species of shark. A mako shark that was long and weighed was also caught. The first vessel PH51 Mako Shark was commissioned on 3 February 2009. The shortfin mako shark is cylindrical in shape, with a vertically elongated tail. Santiago kills a great mako shark with his harpoon, but he loses the weapon.