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family Alopiidae

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Noun1.family Alopiidae - thresher sharksfamily Alopiidae - thresher sharks                      
Alopiidae
fish family - any of various families of fish
Elasmobranchii, Selachii, subclass Elasmobranchii, subclass Selachii - sharks; rays; dogfishes; skates
Alopius, genus Alopius - type genus of the family Alopiidae; in some classifications considered a genus of the family Lamnidae
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The bigeye thresher shark (Alopias superciliosus, Lowe 1841) is one of three sharks in the family Alopiidae, which occupy pelagic, neritic, and shallow coastal waters throughout the tropics and subtropics (Gruber and Compagno, 1981; Castro, 1983).
Diel vertical migration of the bigeye thresher shark (Alopias ... by Weng, Kevin C.; Block, Barbara A. / Fishery Bulletin
 
 
 
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