Bigeye thresher - Wikipedia
The bigeye thresher (Alopias superciliosus) is a species of thresher shark, family Alopiidae, found in temperate and tropical oceans worldwide. Like the other thresher sharks, nearly half its total length consists of the elongated upper lobe of the tail fin.
Bigeye Thresher Shark – Facts, Size, Behavior, Diet, Pictures
The head of this shark has the characteristic “big eyes” about 3.9 inches, as well as a pair of distinct grooves from the eyes to the gill slits that look like a helmet. Their snout is long and bulbous, dermal denticles are all over their bodies, and moderately large teeth are in both jaws.
Bigeye thresher shark - Alopias superciliosus - Shark Research …
There are three species of thresher sharks: the thresher shark, Alopias vulpinus; the pelagic thresher shark, Alopias pelagicus; and the bigeye thresher, described here. WHAT TO LOOK FOR Long curving, upper tail lobe nearly as long as the rest of the shark. Huge eyes extend onto almost flat-topped head. Deep horizontal groove above gills.
Bigeye thresher - Facts, Diet, Habitat & Pictures on Animalia.bio
The bigeye thresher (Alopias superciliosus) is a species of thresher shark, family Alopiidae, found in temperate and tropical oceans worldwide. Like the other thresher sharks, nearly half its total length consists of the elongated upper lobe of the tail fin.
Alopias superciliosus – Discover Fishes - Florida Museum
2024年9月17日 · The bigeye thresher has the long tail of most thresher sharks (nearly half its body length is the upper caudal lobe or top half of the tail), but this one gets its name from its large eyes, adapted for seeing in low light.
Species In Focus: Bigeye Thresher Shark - SHARK ANGELS
The Bigeye Thresher shark is known for its unique appearance, with an extremely large caudal fin roughly half the length of its entire body, and its very large eyes.
Bigeye Thresher Shark - sharkguardian
2023年7月26日 · Named after its, you guessed it, big eyes, the Bigeye Thresher shark (Alopias superciliosus) is one of three subspecies of Thresher shark. The other two subspecies are the Common Thresher shark (Alopias vulpinus) and the Pelagic Thresher shark (Alopias pelagicus) .
Alopias superciliosus | Sharks - Convention on the Conservation …
2015年8月10日 · The bigeye thresher (Alopias superciliosus) is listed by the IUCN on its Red List of Threatened Species as Vulnerable to extinction globally, due to severe, continued declines in their populations around the world.
Bigeye Thresher Shark | Alopias superciliosus | Shark Database
The bigeye thresher is a large shark of the Alopiidae family. Its most distinctive characteristics are it’s long tail, which can be about half his total size, it’s extremely large eyes, and the grooves on its head. Its eyes are adapted to see in very low light.
Deep Sea: Bigeye Thresher Shark - elasmo-research.org
Its huge, upward-mounted eyes immediately mark the Bigeye Thresher Shark (Alopias superciliosus) as a deep-sea predator that hunts its prey from far below. The species part of the Bigeye Thresher’s scientific name means “conceited”.