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 Alopias

General data

  • Main name: Alopias

Classification

  • Family: Alopiidae - Thresher sharks
  • Order: Lamniformes - Mackerel sharks
  • Class: Elasmobranchii - Sharks and Rays
  • Superclass: Chondrichthyes - Cartilaginous fishes

Species

Thresher (Alopias vulpinus)

Bigeye thresher (Alopias superciliosus)

Pelagic thresher (Alopias pelagicus)

Taxonomy of Fishes

  • Osteichthyes - Bony fishes->
  • Chondrichthyes - Cartilaginous fishes->
    • Elasmobranchii - Sharks and Rays->
      • Lamniformes - Mackerel sharks->
        • Lamnidae - Mackerel sharks->
        • Carchariidae - Ragged-tooth sharks->
        • Cetorhinidae - Basking sharks->
        • Odontaspididae - Sand tiger sharks->
        • Alopiidae - Thresher sharks->
          • Alopias - Alopias->
        • Megachasmidae - Megamouth sharks->
        • Mitsukurinidae - Goblin shark->
        • Pseudocarchariidae - Crocodile sharks->
      • Carcharhiniformes - Ground sharks->
      • Rhinopristiformes - Shovelnose rays->
      • Torpediniformes - Electric rays->
      • Rajiformes - Skates and rays->
      • Orectolobiformes - Carpet shark->
      • Squatiniformes - Angelsharks->
      • Heterodontiformes - Bullhead and horn sharks->
      • Hexanchiformes - Six-gill sharks->
      • Myliobatiformes - Stingrays->
      • Squaliformes - Sleeper and dogfish sharks->
      • Echinorhiniformes - Bramble sharks->
      • Pristiophoriformes - Saw sharks->
    • Holocephali - Chimaeras->
  • Agnatha - Jawless fishes->