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Bigeye Thresher Shark

Alopias superciliosus

74 observations in the source records

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25 photos

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What the records say

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Louisiana.January 1, February 1, March 1, April 2, May 1, June 0, July 0, August 0, September 1, October 1, November 1, December 1.
United States32
Louisiana8
Texas6
North Carolina5
Greece4
India4
Angola4
Andhra Pradesh3
Namibe2
Namibe2

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassCartilaginous Fishes · Chondrichthyes
OrderMackerel Sharks · Lamniformes
FamilyThresher Sharks · Alopiidae
GenusThresher Sharks · Alopias

Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Bigeye Thresher Shark with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.