Common thresher
Alopias vulpinus
VulnerableFishcarnivore
The thresher shark is a sleek ocean dweller with a tail as long as its body. Found in warm and cool waters worldwide, it migrates seasonally to follow the sun. Its whip-like tail helps it hunt, making it a standout among sharks.
- Its tail can grow up to 6 meters long.
- It prefers cooler waters but lives in tropical and temperate regions.
- It migrates seasonally, moving to lower latitudes in summer.
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- Classification
- Fish
- Scientific name
- Alopias vulpinus
- Habitat
- Ocean
- Regions in this directory
- Worldwide
- Diet
- carnivore
- Relative size
- giant
- IUCN Red List
- Vulnerable (VU)