Pelagic Thresher, Alopias pelagicus Nakamura, 1935

Scientific name: Alopias pelagicus
  • Author(s)
    Mark McGrouther
  • Updated
    16/04/21
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Pelagic Thresher, <i>Alopias pelagicus</i> Click to enlarge image
Pelagic Thresher, Alopias pelagicus. Nakamura, 1935 Image: Australian National Fish Collection, CSIRO
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Fast Facts

  • Classification
    Genus
    Alopias
    Species
    pelagicus
    Family
    Alopiidae
    Order
    Lamniformes
    Class
    Chondrichthyes
    Phylum
    Chordata
    Kingdom
    Animalia
This map shows species occurrence observations from data recorded in the Atlas of Living Australia.