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Thresher Sharks
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Thresher Sharks

Alopias

Thresher sharks are large mackerel sharks of the family Alopiidae found in all temperate and tropical oceans of the world; the family contains three extant species, all within the genus Alopias.

All three thresher shark species have been listed as vulnerable by the World Conservation Union since 2007 (IUCN). All three are popular big-game sport fish, and additionally they are hunted commercially for their meat, livers (for shark liver oil), skin (for shagreen) and fins (for use in delicacies such as shark-fin soup).

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3 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 3 known species

Pelagic Thresher Shark

speciesAlopias pelagicus

Thresher Shark

speciesAlopias vulpinus

Bigeye Thresher Shark

speciesAlopias superciliosus

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 68055.