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bigeye thresher (Alopias superciliosus)
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bigeye thresher (Alopias superciliosus) specimen
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Alopiidae

bigeye thresher

Alopias superciliosus

Great eyes on far ranging migrations

  • Cross-climate
  • Temperate
  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Fusiform
  • Large
  • Tropical fish

bigeye thresher is known from Circumglobal as a marine fish. It occurs in deep water.

Family
Alopiidae
Genus
Alopias
Maximum length
488 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
fusiform
Distribution
Circumglobal; tropical and temperate seas. Highly migratory species.
Conservation status
VUVulnerable

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