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    Common Thresher Shark

    Common Thresher Shark

    Alopias vulpinus

    Sharks & Rays
    Vulnerable

    The Common Thresher Shark (Alopias vulpinus) is recorded at 19 diving areas across 12 countries, most often around Victoria, Goat Island & Hauraki Gulf and Bay of Islands.

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    Where to Find

    Recorded across 6 diving regions worldwide.

    Australasia
    Rowley ShoalsAustralia
    Rarely seen here
    VictoriaAustralia
    Regularly seen here
    Grand LagoonNew Caledonia
    Rarely seen here
    Bay of IslandsNew Zealand
    Regularly seen here
    Goat Island & Hauraki GulfNew Zealand
    Regularly seen here
    Caribbean
    BiminiBahamas
    Rarely seen here
    Central America
    Cocos IslandCosta Rica
    Rarely seen here
    Indian Ocean & East Africa
    LakshadweepIndia
    Rarely seen here
    Saint-Gilles & West CoastRéunion
    Rarely seen here
    Cape Town & Western CapeSouth Africa
    Occasionally seen here
    KwaZulu-NatalSouth Africa
    Occasionally seen here
    Mediterranean & Europe
    CorsicaFrance
    Rarely seen here
    Marseille & CalanquesFrance
    Rarely seen here
    South CoastIreland
    Rarely seen here
    West CoastIreland
    Rarely seen here
    Cornwall & DevonUnited Kingdom
    Occasionally seen here
    Northumberland & NortheastUnited Kingdom
    Rarely seen here
    Scottish East Coast & BordersUnited Kingdom
    Rarely seen here

    Taxonomy

    KingdomAnimalia
    PhylumChordata
    ClassElasmobranchii
    OrderLamniformes
    FamilyAlopiidae
    GenusAlopias

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