Thresher shark  (Alopias vulpinus)

Range

Occurs in oceanic and coastal areas in tropical to cold-temperate seas around the world, but it most common in temperate waters (2).

View a distribution map for this species at UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre.

Habitat

The thresher shark inhabits both coastal waters and oceans far from land, from the surface to depths of at least 366 metres (2). Young thresher sharks are often found close inshore and in shallow bays (2).

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