Big eye thresher shark vs Species code: Hy

Alopias superciliosus compared with Halophila sulawesii

Key Differences

• Big eye thresher shark is Vulnerable while Species code: Hy is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big eye thresher shark	Species code: Hy
Kingdom	Animalia (สัตว์)	Plantae (พืช)
Phylum	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Chondrichthyes (ปลากระดูกอ่อน)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Lamniformes (อันดับปลาฉลามขาว)	Alismatales (อันดับขาเขียด)
Family	Alopiidae	Hydrocharitaceae
Genus	Alopias	Halophila
Species	Alopias superciliosus	Halophila sulawesii

Conservation Status

Big eye thresher shark

VU — Vulnerable

Species code: Hy

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big eye thresher shark	Species code: Hy
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.

Species code: Hy

Habitat

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

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.