Tubarão-raposo-do-Indico vs Barriga-de-água

Alopias pelagicus compared with Carcharhinus plumbeus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Tubarão-raposo-do-Indico	Barriga-de-água
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish)	Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish)
Order	Lamniformes (Mackerel Sharks)	Carcharhiniformes (Ground Sharks)
Family	Alopiidae	Carcharhinidae
Genus	Alopias	Carcharhinus
Species	Alopias pelagicus	Carcharhinus plumbeus

Evolutionary Relationship

Tubarão-raposo-do-Indico and Barriga-de-água share a common ancestor at the Class level: Chondrichthyes. (Cartilaginous Fish)

View Class: Chondrichthyes

Conservation Status

Tubarão-raposo-do-Indico

EN — Endangered

Barriga-de-água

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Tubarão-raposo-do-Indico	Barriga-de-água
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Tubarão-raposo-do-Indico

Habitat

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

Range

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

Barriga-de-água

Habitat

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

Range

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

Tubarão-raposo-do-Indico

The Bigeye thresher (Alopias pelagicus) is a species in the genus Alopias. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in marine environments from coastal waters to deep ocean.

Barriga-de-água

The Brown Shark (Carcharhinus plumbeus) is a species in the genus Carcharhinus. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in marine environments from coastal waters to deep ocean.