vs Big eye thresher shark

Asperococcus ensiformis compared with Alopias superciliosus

Key Differences

• is Data Deficient while Big eye thresher shark is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Big eye thresher shark
Kingdom	Chromista (Chromista)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Phaeophyceae (Phaeophyceae)	Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish)
Order	Ectocarpales (Ectocarpales)	Lamniformes (Mackerel Sharks)
Family	Chordariaceae	Alopiidae
Genus	Asperococcus	Alopias
Species	Asperococcus ensiformis	Alopias superciliosus

Conservation Status

DD — Data Deficient

Big eye thresher shark

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Big eye thresher shark
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, tundra, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Oceanian realms.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, New Zealand, and Norway.

Big eye thresher shark

Habitat

Typically found in marine environments from coastal waters to deep ocean.

Range

Distributed across Chile, Colombia, Portugal, Taiwan, and Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Asperococcus ensiformis is a tubular to flattened brown alga forming elongated, sac-like or sword-shaped thalli attached to rocky substrates. It inhabits intertidal and shallow subtidal rocky shores of the North Atlantic and Mediterranean coasts. This photosynthetic macroalga grows on rocks and larger algae in wave-exposed coastal zones.

Big eye thresher shark

The Big eye thresher shark (Alopias superciliosus) is a species in the genus Alopias. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in marine environments from coastal waters to deep ocean.