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Thresher shark Temporal range: Lutetian to Recent
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Pelagic thresher (A. pelagicus) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Chondrichthyes |
Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
Subdivision: | Selachimorpha |
Order: | Lamniformes |
Family: | Alopiidae Bonaparte, 1838 |
Genus: | Alopias Rafinesque, 1810 |
Type species | |
Alopias vulpinus Bonnaterre, 1788
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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).[2] All three are popular big-game sport fish, [3] 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).
Despite being active predatory fish, thresher sharks do not appear to be a threat to humans.[4]
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