Species Alopias pelagicus Nakamura, 1935

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External Links

• Alopias pelagicus Nakamura, H. 1935. On the two species of the thresher shark from Formosan waters. Memoirs of the Faculty of Science and Agriculture, Taihoku Imperial University 14(1): 1-6 figs 1-3 [2, pl. 1(2)].

  Type data:

   Syntype(s) whereabouts unknown, off Taiwan (as Formosa).

 

Distribution

States

Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

North West Shelf, and off North West Cape, WA; tropical, Indo-Pacific.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Timor Province (2), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Northwest Transition (3), Northwest Province (4), Central Western Transition (5)

Ecological Descriptors

Continental shelf, epipelagic, marine, oceanic.

Extra Ecological Information

Surface to 150 m

 

General References

Compagno, L.J.V. 2001. Sharks of the World. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date. Bullhead, mackerel and carpet sharks (Heterodontiformes, Lamniformes and Orectolobiformes). Rome : FAO, FAO Species Catalogue for Fisheries Purposes No. 1 Vol. 2 269 pp. [81]

Compagno, L.J.V., Dando, M. & Fowler, S. 2005. A Field Guide to the Sharks of the World. London : Collins 368 pp. [179]

Last, P.R. & Stevens, J.D. 2009. Sharks and Rays of Australia. Collingwood : CSIRO Publishing Australia 2, 550 pp. [169]

Macbeth, W.G., Vandenberg, M. & Graham, K.J. 2008. Identifying Sharks and Rays; A guide to Commercial Fishers. Sydney : New South Wales Department of Primary Industry pp. 71. [47] (possibly in northern New South Wales)

Pepperell, J. 2010. Fishes of the Open Ocean a Natural History & Illustrated Guide. Sydney : University of New South Wales Press Ltd 266 pp. [186]

 

Common Name References

Compagno, L.J.V. 1984. FAO Species Catalogue. Sharks of the World. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date. Hexanchiformes to Lamniformes. FAO Fisheries Synopsis No. 125. Rome : FAO Vol. 4(1) pp. 1-249. [229] (Pelagic Thresher)

Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & Steene, R. 1990. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 507 pp. figs. [16] (Small Tooth Thresher Shark)

Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Pelagic Thresher)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
16-Apr-2012		16-Apr-2012	MODIFIED
		12-Feb-2010	(import)