Tubarão-raposo-do-Indico vs Species code: Hs

Alopias pelagicus compared with Halophila stipulacea

Key Differences

• Tubarão-raposo-do-Indico is Endangered while Species code: Hs is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Tubarão-raposo-do-Indico	Species code: Hs
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Lamniformes (Mackerel Sharks)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Alopiidae	Hydrocharitaceae
Genus	Alopias	Halophila
Species	Alopias pelagicus	Halophila stipulacea

Conservation Status

Tubarão-raposo-do-Indico

EN — Endangered

Species code: Hs

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Tubarão-raposo-do-Indico	Species code: Hs
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.

Species code: Hs

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Egypt, Libya, Tunisia), Asia (4 countries), Europe (5 countries), and North America (Dominica, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines).

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.