The common thresher (Alopias vulpinus), also known as Atlantic thresher, is the largest species of thresher shark, family Alopiidae, reaching some 6 m...
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long-tailed or common thresher shark, Alopias vulpinus, is also known as the fox shark. The common name is derived from a distinctive, thresher-like tail or...
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The pelagic thresher (Alopias pelagicus) is a species of thresher shark, family Alopiidae; this group of sharks is characterized by the greatly elongated...
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worldwide. Like the other thresher sharks, nearly half its total length consists of the elongated upper lobe of the tail fin. Its common name comes from its...
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Alopias superciliosus R. T. Lowe, 1841 (bigeye thresher) [2] Alopias vulpinus (Bonnaterre, 1788) (common thresher) [3] Family †Anacoracidae Capetta, 1987 (extinct...
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The common thresher (Alopias vulpinus) can harbor a number of internal and external parasites: Lasek-Nesselquist, E.; Bogomolni, A.L.; Gast, R.J.; Welch...
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has an asymmetrical tail with a long upper lobe, similar to that of the thresher shark. The interior of its gill slits are lined with finger-like gill rakers...
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vessels called the rete mirabile ("miraculous net"). The common thresher and bigeye thresher sharks have a similar mechanism for maintaining an elevated...
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pseudonym Slasher Los Angeles Slashers, a Slamball team Common thresher, a large species of thresher shark, sometimes called "slashers" All pages with titles...
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carcharias 7.1 (disputed) 11 Pacific sleeper shark Somniosus pacificus 7 12 Common thresher shark Alopias vulpinus 6.5 13 Goblin shark Mitsukurina owstoni 6.2...
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