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title: "Bigeye Thresher Shark"
description: "Alopias superciliosus — Fish. The bigeye thresher (Alopias superciliosus) is a species of thresher shark, family Alopiidae, found in temperate and tropical oceans worldwide."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/bigeye-thresher-shark
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Bigeye Thresher Shark

> Alopias superciliosus — Fish. The bigeye thresher (Alopias superciliosus) is a species of thresher shark, family Alopiidae, found in temperate and tropical oceans worldwide.

- Scientific name: *Alopias superciliosus*
- Category: `fish` (Fish)
- Habitats: `sea` (Sea & coast)
- iNaturalist observations: 73
- Wikidata: [Q508067](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q508067)
- iNaturalist taxon: [93695](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/93695)

## Names

- en: Bigeye Thresher Shark
- de: Großaugen-Fuchshai
- es: Tiburón zorro ojón
- fr: Requin-renard à gros yeux
- nl: Grootoogvoshaai
- pt: Zorro-olho-grande

## Countries with the most observations

GR (10), EC (5), IN (5), MA (3)

## Summary

The bigeye thresher (Alopias superciliosus) is a species of thresher shark, family Alopiidae, found in temperate and tropical oceans worldwide. Like the other thresher sharks, nearly half its total length consists of the elongated upper lobe of the tail fin. Its common name comes from its enormous eyes, which are placed in keyhole-shaped sockets that allow them to be rotated upward. This species can also be distinguished by a pair of deep grooves on the top of its head, from which its scientific name is derived.
The large eyes of the bigeye thresher are adapted for hunting in low light conditions. It is one of the…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bigeye_thresher

## Photo

![Bigeye Thresher Shark](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/bigeye-thresher-shark/medium.jpg)

Photo: PIRO-NOAA Observer Program · Public domain · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/93695

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/bigeye-thresher-shark?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).