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