WoRMS taxon details
Alopias pelagicus Nakamura, 1935
220019 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:220019)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Nakamura, H. (1935). On the two species of the thresher shark from Formosan waters. <em>Memoirs of the Faculty of Science and Agriculture, Taihoku Imperial University, Formosa.</em> v. 14 (no. 1) (Zoology no. 4): 1-6, Pls. 1-3. [details]
Description Primarily an oceanic and epipelagic species; usually mesopelagic in the tropics (Ref. 1602). Also inhabits relatively cool...
Description Primarily an oceanic and epipelagic species; usually mesopelagic in the tropics (Ref. 1602). Also inhabits relatively cool waters below 300 m and may enter lagoons. Makes use of their tail to aggregate, then stun the small fishes on which they feed (Ref. 1602). Squids may also be included in the diet. Ovoviviparous, with at least two young. Utilized for human consumption, liver oil for vitamin extraction, hides for leather, and fins for shark-fin soup. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Alopias pelagicus Nakamura, 1935. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=220019 on 2025-03-31
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Nomenclature
original description
Nakamura, H. (1935). On the two species of the thresher shark from Formosan waters. <em>Memoirs of the Faculty of Science and Agriculture, Taihoku Imperial University, Formosa.</em> v. 14 (no. 1) (Zoology no. 4): 1-6, Pls. 1-3. [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
context source (PeRMS)
Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. <em>2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao.</em> 314 p. [details]
additional source Compagno, L.J.V. (2001). Sharks of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date. Volume 2. Bullhead, mackerel and carpet sharks (Heterodontiformes, Lamniformes and Orectolobiformes). <em>FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes.</em> No. 1, Vol. 2. Rome, FAO. 269p. [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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additional source Compagno, L.J.V. (2001). Sharks of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date. Volume 2. Bullhead, mackerel and carpet sharks (Heterodontiformes, Lamniformes and Orectolobiformes). <em>FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes.</em> No. 1, Vol. 2. Rome, FAO. 269p. [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Primarily an oceanic and epipelagic species; usually mesopelagic in the tropics (Ref. 1602). Also inhabits relatively cool waters below 300 m and may enter lagoons. Makes use of their tail to aggregate, then stun the small fishes on which they feed (Ref. 1602). Squids may also be included in the diet. Ovoviviparous, with at least two young. Utilized for human consumption, liver oil for vitamin extraction, hides for leather, and fins for shark-fin soup. [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Dutch | pelagische voshaai | [details] |
| English | whiptail sharkthresher sharkpelagic thresherfox shark | [details] |
| French | renard pélagique | [details] |
| German | Pazifischer Fuchshai | [details] |
| Japanese | ニタリonagazamenitara | [details] |
| Portuguese | zorro pelagico | [details] |
| Russian | Пелагическая лисья акула (морская лисица) | [details] |
| Spanish | zorro pelágico | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (188 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Alopias pelagicus)
To FAO Species fact sheets
To FishBase
To FishBase images (Alopias pelagicus, by Romanov, E.V.)
To GenBank (336 nucleotides; 343 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Endangered)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Alopias pelagicus RAD100269-002)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Alopias pelagicus)
To FAO Species fact sheets
To FishBase
To FishBase images (Alopias pelagicus, by Romanov, E.V.)
To GenBank (336 nucleotides; 343 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Endangered)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Alopias pelagicus RAD100269-002)
To ITIS
