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    Bigeye thresher shark

    Bigeye thresher shark

    Alopias superciliosus

    Sharks & Rays
    Vulnerable

    The Bigeye thresher shark (Alopias superciliosus) is recorded at 11 diving areas across 9 countries, most often around KwaZulu-Natal, Lombok & Gili Islands and La Parguera.

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    Where to Find

    Recorded across 6 diving regions worldwide.

    Australasia
    Grand LagoonNew Caledonia
    Rarely seen here
    Bay of IslandsNew Zealand
    Rarely seen here
    Caribbean
    María la GordaCuba
    Rarely seen here
    La PargueraPuerto Rico
    Rarely seen here
    Rincon & West CoastPuerto Rico
    Rarely seen here
    Central America
    Cocos IslandCosta Rica
    Rarely seen here
    Indian Ocean & East Africa
    Saint-Gilles & West CoastRéunion
    Rarely seen here
    Cape Town & Western CapeSouth Africa
    Rarely seen here
    KwaZulu-NatalSouth Africa
    Occasionally seen here
    South America
    Los Roques ArchipelagoVenezuela
    Rarely seen here

    Taxonomy

    KingdomAnimalia
    PhylumChordata
    ClassElasmobranchii
    OrderLamniformes
    FamilyAlopiidae
    GenusAlopias

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