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Family: Alopiidae Thresher sharks

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3 species (see list below)

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Photo by Romanov, E.V.

Alopias pelagicus
[Pelagic thresher]

Photo by Chow, S.

Alopias superciliosus
[Bigeye thresher]

Photo by Steele, M.A.

Alopias vulpinus
[Thresher]

3 Species of Family Alopiidae
(Thresher sharks)

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Year	Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
1935	Alopias pelagicus	Pelagic thresher	Circumglobal. Indo-Pacif	428 TL
1841	Alopias superciliosus	Bigeye thresher	Circumglobal; tropical an	488.0 TL
1788	Alopias vulpinus	Thresher	Cosmopolitan in temperate	573.3 TL

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Family: Alopiidae Thresher sharks(See list of species below)

Family: Alopiidae Thresher sharks

(See list of species below)