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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 upper lobes of their caudal fins. The pelagic thresher occurs in the tropical and subtropical waters of the Indian and Pacific Oceans , usually far from shore, but occasionally entering ...
The thresher shark mainly feeds on schooling pelagic fish such as bluefish, juvenile tuna and mackerel, which they are known to follow into shallow waters, as well as squid and cuttlefish. [16] Crustaceans and occasionally seabirds are also eaten. The thresher shark stuns its prey by using its elongated tail as a whipping weapon.
Family Alopiidae Bonaparte, 1838 (thresher sharks) Genus Alopias Rafinesque, 1810. Alopias pelagicus Nakamura, 1935 (pelagic thresher) Alopias superciliosus R. T. Lowe, 1841 (bigeye thresher) Alopias vulpinus (Bonnaterre, 1788) (common thresher) Family †Anacoracidae Capetta, 1987 (extinct, Cretaceous period) Genus †Squalicorax (crow sharks)
Various elasmobranchs for sale as pets at the 6th Avenue Aquarium in San Francisco, California. Most species of shark are not suitable for domestic aquaria and not every species of shark sold by pet stores make good inhabitants for personal aquaria. Some species of sharks can also be kept well in home saltwater aquaria. [7]
A video shows a huge and vulnerable thresher shark washing up on a beach in Queens, New York, on Monday afternoon. Witness Zoe Berger took the 32-second video of the fish on the sand struggling to ...
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The blacktip reef shark is a species of requiem shark, family Carcharhinidae, easily identified by the prominent black tips on its fins. It is among the most abundant sharks inhabiting the tropical coral reefs of the Indian and Pacific Oceans , and prefers shallow, inshore waters.
At last count, the ocean life along this stretch of coastline consisted of 22 marine mammals, more than 1,200 species of fish, 20 sponges and all manner of megafauna including thresher, bull ...