Big-eye shark - Alopias superciliosus (Lowe, 1841)
Quick facts
| Threat status Europe | Endangered (IUCN) |
|---|---|
| Protected by | 2 international agreements |
Distribution
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Threat and conservation status
IUCN Red List status of threatened species
The IUCN Red List threat status assesses the risk of extinction.
World
Vulnerable
Europe
Endangered
EU
Not evaluated
EU conservation status
The EU conservation status is assessed for species mentioned in the EU Habitats Directive annexes. The EU Habitats Directive does not cover this species.
Legal status
Mentioned in the following international legal instruments and agreements
| Legal text | Annex | Conditions | More information |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memorandum of understanding on the conservation of migratory sharks - under Bonn Convention (Sharks MOU) | http://www.cms.int/sharks/en | ||
| Barcelona Convention Protocol concerning Specially Protected Areas and Biological Diversity in the Mediterranean (SPA/BD Protocol) | (Alopias vulpinus) |
http://rac-spa.org/protocol
http://rac-spa.org/sites/def...sion_ig_19_12_en.pdf |
Common names and synonyms
Common Name
 |
Language
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Reference
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|---|---|---|
| Aleposkylos | Greek | Fishbase |
| Alepouskylos | Greek | Fishbase |
| Big-eye shark | English | Fishbase |
| Big-eye thresher | English | Fishbase |
| Bigeye thresher | English | Fishbase |
| Budenb | Maltese | Fishbase |
| Chichi espada | Spanish | Fishbase |
| Drescher | German | Fishbase |
| Faux | French | Fishbase |
| Fox shark | English | Fishbase |
| Fuchshai | German | Fishbase |
| Grayfish | English | Fishbase |
| Großäugiger Drescherhai | German | Fishbase |
| Großäugiger Fuchshai | German | Fishbase |
| Guadaña | Spanish | Fishbase |
| Karibiankettuhai | Finnish | Fishbase |
| Kettuhai | Finnish | Fishbase |
| Kosogon | Polish | Fishbase |
| Langschweif | German | Fishbase |
| Long-tailed shark | English | Fishbase |
| Pas lisica | Serbian | Fishbase |
| Pèis rato | French | Fishbase |
| Peje sable | Spanish | Fishbase |
| Peje zorra | Spanish | Fishbase |
| Pesce volpe | Italian | Fishbase |
| Pesce volpe comune | Italian | Fishbase |
| Pesce volpe occhio grosso | Italian | Fishbase |
| Peshkdhelpën | Albanian | Fishbase |
| Peshkdhelper | Albanian | Fishbase |
| Pez espada | Spanish | Fishbase |
| Pez palo | Spanish | Fishbase |
| Pez zorro | Spanish | Fishbase |
| Pichirata | Spanish | Fishbase |
| Pixxivolpi | Maltese | Fishbase |
| Poisson-épée | French | Fishbase |
| Psina lisica | Serbian | Fishbase |
| Rabo de zorra | Spanish | Fishbase |
| Raposa | Spanish | Fishbase |
| Raposa marina | Spanish | Fishbase |
| Raposo | Portuguese | Fishbase |
| Raposo-de-olhos-grandes | Portuguese | Fishbase |
| Rävhaj | Swedish | Fishbase |
| Rechin-vulpe | Romanian | Fishbase |
| Renard | French | Fishbase |
| Renard à gros yeux | French | Fishbase |
| Renard de mer | French | Fishbase |
| Requin renard | French | Fishbase |
| Revehai | Norwegian | Fishbase |
| Rævehaj | Danish | Fishbase |
| Sapan | Turkish | Fishbase |
| Sapan baligi | Turkish | Fishbase |
| Sea fox | English | Fishbase |
| Seefuchs | German | Fishbase |
| Singe de mer | French | Fishbase |
| Skylópsaro | Greek | Fishbase |
| Slasher | English | Fishbase |
| Squalo volpe | Italian | Fishbase |
| Swiveltail | English | Fishbase |
| Thintail thresher | English | Fishbase |
| Thon blanc | French | Fishbase |
| Thresher shark | English | Fishbase |
| Tiburón pez zorro | Spanish | Fishbase |
| Tiburón zorro | Spanish | Fishbase |
| Tubarao-raposo | Portuguese | Fishbase |
| Tubarão-raposo-olhudo | Portuguese | Fishbase |
| Tubarão-zorra | Portuguese | Fishbase |
| Tubarão-zorro | Portuguese | Fishbase |
| Tærsker | Danish | Fishbase |
| Voshaai | Dutch | Fishbase |
| Whip-tailed shark | English | Fishbase |
| Zorra | Portuguese | Fishbase |
| Zorra de mar | Spanish | Fishbase |
| Zorro | Portuguese | Fishbase |
| Zorro | Spanish | Fishbase |
| Zorro blanco | Spanish | Fishbase |
| Zorro negro | Spanish | Fishbase |
| Zorro ojón | Spanish | Fishbase |
| Zorro-de-olhos-grandes | Portuguese | Fishbase |
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Synonym
|
Author
|
|---|---|
| Alopias vulpinus | (Bonnaterre, 1788) |
| Alopias vulpinus | (non Bonnaterre, 1788) |
| Alopias superciliosus | (non Lowe, 1841) |
Other resources
| Fauna Europaea search | Fauna Europaea |
| FishBase | FishBase |
| GBIF | Global Biodiversity Information Facility |
| ITIS (Valid name) | Interagency Taxonomic Information System |
| NCBI search | National Center for Biotechnology Information |
| PESI (Accepted) | Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure |
| Wikipedia | Wikipedia |
| WoRMS | World Register of Marine Species |
