Alopias
Translingual edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek ἀλώπηξ (alṓpēx, “fox”).
Proper noun edit
Alopias m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Alopiidae – thresher shark.
Hypernyms edit
- (family): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Chondrichthyes - class; Elasmobranchii - subclass; Lamniformes - order; Alopiidae - family
Hyponyms edit
- (family): Alopias vulpinus (common thresher) - type species; Alopias pelagicus (pelagic thresher), Alopias superciliosus (bigeye thresher) - other extant species
References edit
Alopias on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Alopias on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Alopias on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
