Common thresher shark
Alopias vulpinus
- Rare
- Pelagic (surface to 366 m)
- Length to 5.8 m (19 feet)
- Upper caudal fin more than half the length of the shark
- Brown colouration
- Eyes moderately large
Everyone that encounters a Basking Shark, Bluntnose Sixgill Shark, Tope Shark, or any other shark species in BC (with the exception of North Pacific Spiny Dogfish) is encouraged to document and report the encounter to DFO.
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