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pelagic thresher

Alopias pelagicus

The pelagic thresher is a sleek and speedy fish known for its long tail. It swims in the open ocean and uses its tail to catch fish by stunning them. These fish are fascinating and can be quite playful!

Lebensraum: Open ocean

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The pelagic thresher has a sleek, torpedo-shaped body with a metallic blue-grey back and clean white belly. Its most distinctive feature is its incredibly long, whip-like upper tail fin lobe, often half its total body length.

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pelagic thresher

Kategorie

Fische

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

3/5 · Mittel

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Interessante Fakten

Its tail can be longer than its entire body, like a superhero's cape!

Pelagic threshers love to travel far, swimming across vast ocean distances.

These sharks often swim near the surface, enjoying the sunny top waters.

They use their mighty tails to smack prey, making fishing super exciting to watch!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Whip-Tail Hunter

Pelagic threshers can stun prey with their extra-long tail because they use it like a whip to disorient fish schools.

Fähigkeit

Oceanic Leaper

Pelagic threshers can leap clear of the water, which helps them shed parasites or communicate with others.

Maße und Details

Länge
100-350 cm
Gewicht
20-90 kg
Lebenserwartung
10-15 Jahre
Schwimmgeschwindigkeit
45 km/h
Maximale Tiefe
500 m
Wasserart
Salzwasser

Ernährung und Fütterung

They are skilled hunters that mainly eat schooling fish and squid, using their amazing tail!

Hauptnahrung

  • sardines
  • mackerel
  • squid
  • anchovies
  • herring

Nahrungssuche

  • Pursuit

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

hunts

Pilchard

Sardinops sagax

Main food source in many regions.

hunts

Chub Mackerel

Scomber japonicus

Common prey item for these sharks.

eaten by

Orca

Orcinus orca

Occasionally preyed upon by killer whales.

symbiotic with

Common Remora

Remora remora

Attaches to sharks for transport and food scraps.

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

3/5 · Mittel

Always stay safe by watching from a distance when near the ocean.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von pelagic thresher?

100-350 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von pelagic thresher?

20-90 kg

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von pelagic thresher?

10-15 Jahre

Was frisst pelagic thresher?

They are skilled hunters that mainly eat schooling fish and squid, using their amazing tail!

Was ist der/die/das schwimmgeschwindigkeit von pelagic thresher?

45 km/h

Wo findet man pelagic thresher normalerweise?

Open ocean

Wie jagt pelagic thresher?

Pursuit

Was ist der/die/das maximale Tiefe von pelagic thresher?

500 m

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