Bigeye thresher: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the bigeye thresher lives – recorded in 12 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Alopias superciliosus
Group	Sharks
Status	Vulnerable (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	12 countries
Continents	Asia, Europe, North America, South America
Class	Cartilaginous fish
Order	Lamniformes
Family	Alopiidae

Where does the bigeye thresher live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the bigeye thresher in 12 countries and territories across Asia, Europe, North America and South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Brazil, New Guinea.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the bigeye thresher endangered?

The bigeye thresher’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Vulnerable” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the bigeye thresher?

The bigeye thresher (Alopias superciliosus) is a cartilaginous fish in the order Lamniformes and the family Alopiidae, genus Alopias. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the bigeye thresher

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. Its common name comes from its enormous eyes, which are placed in keyhole-shaped sockets that allow them to be rotated upward. This species can also be distinguished by a pair of deep grooves on the top of its head, from which its scientific name is derived.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Bigeye thresher (revision 1360077139), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q508067 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).