Big eye thresher shark vs Fringed Cup

Alopias superciliosus compared with Encoelia fimbriata

Key Differences

• Big eye thresher shark is Vulnerable while Fringed Cup is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big eye thresher shark	Fringed Cup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish)	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)
Order	Lamniformes (Mackerel Sharks)	Helotiales (Helotiales)
Family	Alopiidae	Cenangiaceae
Genus	Alopias	Encoelia
Species	Alopias superciliosus	Encoelia fimbriata

Conservation Status

Big eye thresher shark

VU — Vulnerable

Fringed Cup

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

Fringed Cup

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.