Alopias vulpinus

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