Pelagic thresher: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Pelagic thresher lives – recorded in 11 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Alopias pelagicus
Group	Sharks
Status	Endangered (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	11 countries
Continents	Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, South America
Class	Cartilaginous fish
Order	Lamniformes
Family	Alopiidae

Where does the Pelagic thresher live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Pelagic thresher in 11 countries and territories across Africa, Asia, Europe, North America and South America.

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 Pelagic thresher endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the Pelagic thresher?

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

About the Pelagic thresher

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 coastal habitats. It is often confused with the common thresher (A. vulpinus), even in professional publications, but can be distinguished by the dark, rather than white, color over the bases of its pectoral fins. The smallest of the three thresher species, the pelagic thresher typically measures 3 m (9.8 ft) long.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Pelagic thresher (revision 1372804046), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1274522 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).