




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!
Habitat: Open ocean
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.





Category
FishRarity
Common
Danger
3/5 · Moderate
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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!
Pelagic threshers can stun prey with their extra-long tail because they use it like a whip to disorient fish schools.
Pelagic threshers can leap clear of the water, which helps them shed parasites or communicate with others.
They are skilled hunters that mainly eat schooling fish and squid, using their amazing tail!
Sardinops sagax
Main food source in many regions.
Scomber japonicus
Common prey item for these sharks.

Orcinus orca
Occasionally preyed upon by killer whales.
Remora remora
Attaches to sharks for transport and food scraps.
Social animals live in organized groups, cooperating for survival benefits such as foraging, defense, and raising offspring.
Piscivorous organisms are animals that primarily subsist on a diet of fish.
This trait identifies organisms whose diet consists entirely or primarily of animal tissue.
This trait identifies organisms that exhibit exceptional swiftness in movement for hunting, escape, or travel.
Giant describes organisms or objects of significantly larger size than average for their species or type.
Marine habitats encompass all saltwater environments of the Earth's oceans, supporting an immense diversity of aquatic life.
Migratory animals undertake seasonal movements from one region to another, typically in response to changes in climate or food availability.
Endangered status indicates a species is at a very high risk of extinction in the wild in the near future.
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Danger
3/5 · Moderate
Always stay safe by watching from a distance when near the ocean.
100-350 cm
20-90 kg
10-15 years
They are skilled hunters that mainly eat schooling fish and squid, using their amazing tail!
45 km/h
Open ocean
Pursuit
500 m
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