Common Thresher
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| Conservation status | Vulnerable (Population decreasing) |
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| Scientific name | Alopias vulpinus |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Higher classification | Thresher sharks |
| Order | Mackerel sharks |
| Rank | Species |
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| ID | 2413352 |
About Common Thresher
The common thresher, also known as Atlantic thresher, big-eye thresher, is the largest species of thresher shark, family Alopiidae, reaching some 6 m in length. About half of its length consists of the elongated upper lobe of its caudal fin.
Common thresher Photos
