Alopias

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀλώπηξ (alṓpēx, “fox”).

Proper noun

Alopias m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Alopiidae – thresher shark.

Hypernyms

• (family): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Chondrichthyes - class; Elasmobranchii - subclass; Lamniformes - order; Alopiidae - family

Hyponyms

• (family): Alopias vulpinus (common thresher) - type species; Alopias pelagicus (pelagic thresher), Alopias superciliosus (bigeye thresher) - other extant species

References

• Alopias on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Alopias on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Alopias on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons