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Thresher sharks are
large mackerel sharks of the
family Alopiidae found in all
temperate and
tropical oceans of the world; the
family contains three extant...
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behind the eyes.
Species in two
families of
Lamniformes –
Lamnidae and
Alopiidae – are
distinguished for
maintaining a
higher body
temperature than the...
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Atlantic thresher, is the
largest species of
thresher shark,
family Alopiidae,
reaching some 6 m (20 ft) in length.
About half of its
length consists...
- commercially. class:
Chondrichthyes Order: Lamniformes. Family:
Lamnidae Family:
Alopiidae Family:
Carcharhinidae Family:
Sphyrnidae Order: Rajiformes. Family: Rhinobatidae...
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thresher (Alopias superciliosus) is a
species of
thresher shark,
family Alopiidae,
found in
temperate and
tropical oceans worldwide. Like the
other thresher...
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pelagic thresher (Alopias pelagicus) is a
species of
thresher shark,
family Alopiidae; this
group of
sharks is
characterized by the
greatly elongated upper...
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sharks of the
families Lamnidae (such as the
great white shark) and
Alopiidae (thresher sharks) are endothermic. The
degree of
endothermy varies from...
- species, such as the
mackerel sharks (Lamnidae) and the
thresher sharks (
Alopiidae), no
longer possess them. In chondrichthyans, the
nervous system is composed...
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Vertebrata class Chondrichthyes Subclass Elasmobranchii Subdivision Selachii Alopiidae Cetorhinidae Lamnidae Megachasmidae Mitsukurinidae Odontaspididae Pseudocarchariidae...
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order includes seven families and
sixteen living species:
Family Alopiidae Bonaparte, 1838 (Thresher sharks)
Family Cetorhinidae Gill, 1862 (Basking...
