Alopias vulpinus

angličtinaA large thresher with relatively small eyes, curved, narrow-tipped pectoral fins, a narrow-tipped caudal fin, and a conspicuous white patch over the pectoral fin bases (Ref. 5578). Second dorsal origin well behind the rear tip of the pelvic fin (Ref. 559). Upper lobe of caudal fin very long and strap-like, about as long as or longer than length of rest of shark; lower lobe short but well developed (Ref. 13570). Brown, grey, blue-grey, or blackish on back and underside of snout, lighter on sides and abruptly white below; a white area extends from the abdomen over the pectoral-fin bases; pectoral-, pelvic-, and dorsal fins blackish, white dots sometimes present on pectoral-, pelvic-, and caudal- fin tips (Ref. 13570).

• Alopias caudatus Phillipps, 1932
• Alopecias longimana Philippi, 1902
• Squalus vulpes Berkenhout, 1789
• Alopecias chilensis Philippi, 1902
• Alopias macrourus Rafinesque, 1810
• Alopecias vulpes (Gmelin, 1789)
• Vulpecula marina Garman, 1913
• Carcharias vulpes (Gmelin, 1789)
• Alopias greyi Whitley, 1937
• Squalus vulpinus Bonnaterre, 1788
• Galeus vulpecula Rafinesque, 1810
• Squalus vulpes Gmelin, 1789
• Alopecias barrae Pérez Canto, 1886
• Alopias vulpes (Gmelin, 1789)
• Squalus alopecias Gronow, 1854