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The bigeye thresher (Alopias superciliosus) is a species of thresher shark, family Alopiidae, found in temperate and tropical oceans worldwide. Like the other thresher sharks, nearly half its total length consists of the elongated upper lobe of the tail fin .
Alopias vulpinus: Conchfish Astrapogon stellatus: Coral blenny: Paraclinus cingulatus: Coney Cephalopholis fulva: Convict cichlid: Archocentrus nigrofasciatus: Cookiecutter shark: Isistius brasiliensis: Copper shark: Carcharhinus brachyurus: Also known as Bronze whaler shark Coral scorpionfish Scorpaena albifimbria: Cottonwick grunt Haemulon ...
By far the largest of the three species is the common thresher, Alopias vulpinus, which may reach a length of 6.1 metres (20 ft) and a mass of over 500 kilograms (1,100 lb). The bigeye thresher , A. superciliosus , is next in size, reaching a length of 4.9 m (16 ft); at just 3 m (10 ft), the pelagic thresher , A. pelagicus , is the smallest.
Alopias superciliosus (non Lowe, 1841) misapplied Alopias pelagicus (non Nakamura, 1935) misapplied [ 4 ] The common thresher ( Alopias vulpinus ), also known as Atlantic thresher , is the largest species of thresher shark , family Alopiidae, reaching some 6 m (20 ft) in length.
Genus Alopias Rafinesque, 1810. Alopias pelagicus Nakamura, 1935 (pelagic thresher) Alopias superciliosus R. T. Lowe, 1841 (bigeye thresher) Alopias vulpinus (Bonnaterre, 1788) (common thresher) Family †Anacoracidae Capetta, 1987 (extinct, Cretaceous period) Genus †Squalicorax (crow sharks) Genus †Scindocorax; Genus †Nanocorax; Genus ...
Genus Alopias Rafinesque, 1810. Alopias pelagicus Nakamura, 1935 (Pelagic thresher shark) Alopias superciliosus R. T. Lowe, 1841 (Big-eye thresher shark) Alopias vulpinus (Bonnaterre, 1788) (Thresher shark) Family Pseudocarchariidae Taylor, Compagno & Struhsaker (crocodile shark) Genus Pseudocarcharias Cadenat, 1963
The bigeye thresher, Alopias superciliosus, is a species of thresher shark, family Alopiidae, found in temperate and tropical oceans worldwide. Like other thresher sharks, nearly half its total length consists of the elongated upper lobe of the tail fin.
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