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Species ID: 7047
Scientific Name: Alopias superciliosus
Common Name: Bigeye Tresher Shark
Local Name(s):
Scientific Author: (Lowe, 1841)
Taxonomic Information:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata (Craniata)
Class: Elasmobranchii
Order: Lamniformes
Family: Alopiidae
Genus: Alopias
Species: superciliosus
District Distribution:
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Alopias superciliosus
Status & Threats Information:
National Status: Not available
IUCN Designation: Not available
Population Trend (globally): Not available
Known Threats to this Species:
    3. Harvesting (Hunting/Gathering)
        3.1 Food
Species Utilisation: Food - human

Conservation Actions:
No conservation information available.
Endemic Species?: No
Introduced Species?: No
Physiological Information:
Migrant TypeData deficient
Aquatic Species?: Yes
   Primarily: Marine   Freshwater   Coastal
Salinity Tolerance:Data deficient
Physiographic Information:
Elevations:100-200 m deep
General Habitats:9.1. Open
Sampled Habitats:SA3d - Open sea
   'Caribbean open sea'
Hydrological Information:
Rainfall Isohyets:No specimens currently in geodatabase for analyses
Watersheds:No specimens currently in geodatabase for analyses
Groundwater Provinces:No specimens currently in geodatabase for analyses
Species Interactions - (serves as substrate, host, food plant, etc for the following species):
Not Applicable
Species Interactions - (Lives on, feeds on the following species):
Not Applicable
Specimen Collections:  [LR indicates a Literature-based specimen record]  [BBIS indicates a BBIS - WCS specimen record]
Alopias superciliosus - ID No. 99995 - District: Belize [Location: English Caye | Date: 13.2.2008]
Associated Media Files:
We are sorry, no data records were found for this species.
Notes:
The Bigeye Thresher is a widespread species; it typically inhabits oceanic and coastal waters from the surface to depths of 500 metres and prefers warm-temperate to tropical waters.
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