Alopias

== Translingual == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek ἀλλοπίας (allopías, “kind of tuna”). === Proper noun === Alopias m 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 Category:Alopias on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons