Domain |    Eukarya |
Kingdom |    Animalia |
Phylum |    Chordata |
Family |    Alopiidae |
Description |     Thresher sharks |
Environment |    Marine |
Etymology |    Greek, alopex = fox |
Genus |    1 |
No. of Species |    3 |
Order |    Lamniformes |
Class |    Elasmobranchii |
Reproductive Guild |    Bearers |
Distribution |    Marine; all oceans. Upper lobe of caudal fin greatly elongate, caudal fin almost one-half of total length; third to fifth gill openings over origin of pectoral fin. Ovoviviparous, embryos feeding on yolk sac and other ova produced by the mother |
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Summary of Distribution: Circumglobal. Indo-Pacific: Red Sea, Arabian Sea, Maldives, Somalia, South Africa, Western Australia, China, Taiwan, Japan, New Caledonia, Hawaiian Islands and Tahiti. Eastern Pacific: Gulf of California and the Galapagos. Reliable records lacking partly due to its confusion with Alopias vulpinus. |
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Note: Distribution range colors indicate degree of suitability of habitat which can be interpreted as probabilities of occurrence (fishbase.org) |
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