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- Common_thresher abstract "The Common thresher (Alopias vulpinus), also known by many names such as Atlantic thresher, Big-eye thresher, Fox shark, Green thresher, Swingletail, Slasher, Swiveltail, Thintail thresher, Whip-tailed shark and Zorro thresher shark, is the largest species of thresher shark, family Alopiidae, reaching some 6 m (20 ft) in length. About half of its length consists of the elongated upper lobe of its caudal fin. With a streamlined body, short pointed snout, and modestly sized eyes, the common thresher resembles (and has often been confused with) the pelagic thresher (A. pelagicus). It can be distinguished from the latter species by the white of its belly extending in a band over the bases of its pectoral fins. The common thresher is distributed worldwide in tropical and temperate waters, though it prefers cooler temperatures. It can be found both close to shore and in the open ocean, from the surface to a depth of 550 m (1,800 ft). It is seasonally migratory and spends summers at lower latitudes.The long tail of the common thresher, the source of many fanciful tales through history, is used in a whip-like fashion to deliver incapacitating blows to its prey. This species feeds mainly on small schooling forage fishes such as herrings and anchovies. It is a fast, strong swimmer that has been known to leap clear of the water, and possesses physiological adaptations that allow it to maintain an internal body temperature warmer than that of the surrounding sea water. The common thresher has an aplacental viviparous mode of reproduction, with oophagous embryos that feed on on undeveloped eggs ovulated by their mother. Females typically give birth to four pups at a time, following a gestation period of nine months.Despite its size, the common thresher is minimally dangerous to humans due to its relatively small teeth and timid disposition. It is highly valued by commercial fishers for its meat, fins, hide, and liver oil; large numbers are taken by longline and gillnet fisheries throughout its range. This shark is also esteemed by recreational anglers for the exceptional fight it offers on hook-and-line. The common thresher has a low rate of reproduction and cannot withstand heavy fishing pressure for long, a case in point being the rapid collapse of the thresher shark fishery off California in the 1980s. With commercial exploitation increasing in many parts of the world, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has assessed this species as Vulnerable.".
- Common_thresher binomialAuthority Pierre_Joseph_Bonnaterre.
- Common_thresher class Chondrichthyes.
- Common_thresher class Elasmobranchii.
- Common_thresher conservationStatus "VU".
- Common_thresher conservationStatusSystem "iucn3.1".
- Common_thresher family Thresher_shark.
- Common_thresher genus Thresher_shark.
- Common_thresher kingdom Animal.
- Common_thresher order Lamniformes.
- Common_thresher order Shark.
- Common_thresher phylum Chordate.
- Common_thresher synonym "*Alopecias barrae (Perez Canto, 1886)".
- Common_thresher synonym "*Alopecias chilensis (Philippi, 1902 )".
- Common_thresher synonym "*Alopecias longimana (Philippi, 1902 )".
- Common_thresher synonym "*Alopecias vulpes (Gmelin, 1789)".
- Common_thresher synonym "*Alopias caudatus (Phillipps, 1932 )".
- Common_thresher synonym "*Alopias greyi (Whitley, 1937 )".
- Common_thresher synonym "*Alopias macrourus (Rafinesque, 1810 )".
- Common_thresher synonym "*Alopias pelagicus (non Nakamura, 1935) misapplied)".
- Common_thresher synonym "*Alopias superciliosus (non Lowe, 1841) misapplied )".
- Common_thresher synonym "*Alopias vulpes (Gmelin, 1789)".
- Common_thresher synonym "*Carcharias vulpes (Gmelin, 1789)".
- Common_thresher synonym "*Galeus vulpecula (Rafinesque, 1810 )".
- Common_thresher synonym "*Squalus alopecias (Gronow, 1854)".
- Common_thresher synonym "*Squalus vulpes (Bonnaterre, 1788 )".
- Common_thresher synonym "*Squalus vulpes (Gmelin, 1789)".
- Common_thresher synonym "*Squalus vulpinus (Bonnaterre, 1788 )".
- Common_thresher synonym "*Vulpecula marina (Garman, 1913 )".
- Common_thresher thumbnail Alopias_vulpinus_noaa2.jpg?width=300.
- Common_thresher wikiPageExternalLink www.iucnredlist.org.
- Common_thresher wikiPageExternalLink a_vulpinus.htm.
- Common_thresher wikiPageExternalLink index.html.
- Common_thresher wikiPageExternalLink fishbase.org.
- Common_thresher wikiPageExternalLink speciesSummary.php?ID=2535.
- Common_thresher wikiPageExternalLink en.
- Common_thresher wikiPageExternalLink 2008.
- Common_thresher wikiPageExternalLink fish.
- Common_thresher wikiPageExternalLink ThresherShark.html.
- Common_thresher wikiPageExternalLink 0.
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- Common_thresher wikiPageWikiLink Aerobic_respiration.
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- Common_thresher wikiPageWikiLink Argentina.
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- Common_thresher wikiPageWikiLink Australia.
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- Common_thresher wikiPageWikiLink Azores.
- Common_thresher wikiPageWikiLink BCE.
- Common_thresher wikiPageWikiLink Baja_California.
- Common_thresher wikiPageWikiLink Basal_(phylogenetics).
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- Common_thresher wikiPageWikiLink Birth.
- Common_thresher wikiPageWikiLink Black_Sea.
- Common_thresher wikiPageWikiLink Blood_vessel.
- Common_thresher wikiPageWikiLink Blue_whale.
- Common_thresher wikiPageWikiLink Bluefish.
- Common_thresher wikiPageWikiLink Boat.
- Common_thresher wikiPageWikiLink Bony_fish.
- Common_thresher wikiPageWikiLink Bottom_trawl.
- Common_thresher wikiPageWikiLink Bottom_trawling.
- Common_thresher wikiPageWikiLink Brazil.
- Common_thresher wikiPageWikiLink Breeding_in_the_wild.
- Common_thresher wikiPageWikiLink British_Columbia.
- Common_thresher wikiPageWikiLink British_Isles.
- Common_thresher wikiPageWikiLink Bycatch.
- Common_thresher wikiPageWikiLink California.
- Common_thresher wikiPageWikiLink California_smelt.
- Common_thresher wikiPageWikiLink Californian_anchovy.
- Common_thresher wikiPageWikiLink Carolinas.
- Common_thresher wikiPageWikiLink Category:Alopiidae.
- Common_thresher wikiPageWikiLink Category:Animals_described_in_1788.
- Common_thresher wikiPageWikiLink Caudal_fin.
- Common_thresher wikiPageWikiLink Caudal_peduncle.
- Common_thresher wikiPageWikiLink Cellular_respiration.
- Common_thresher wikiPageWikiLink Cestoda.
- Common_thresher wikiPageWikiLink Cetacea.
- Common_thresher wikiPageWikiLink Cetacean.
- Common_thresher wikiPageWikiLink Chile.
- Common_thresher wikiPageWikiLink China.
- Common_thresher wikiPageWikiLink Chondrichthyes.
- Common_thresher wikiPageWikiLink Chordata.
- Common_thresher wikiPageWikiLink Chordate.
- Common_thresher wikiPageWikiLink Chub_mackerel.
- Common_thresher wikiPageWikiLink Clade.
- Common_thresher wikiPageWikiLink Clasper.
- Common_thresher wikiPageWikiLink Classical_antiquity.