WoRMS taxon details
Alopias vulpinus (Bonnaterre, 1788)
105836 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:105836)
accepted
Species
Alopecias barrae Pérez Canto, 1886 · unaccepted
Alopecias chilensis Philippi, 1902 · unaccepted
Alopecias longimana Philippi, 1902 · unaccepted
Alopecias vulpes (Gmelin, 1789) · unaccepted (synonym)
Alopias caudatus Phillipps, 1932 · unaccepted
Alopias greyi Whitley, 1937 · unaccepted
Alopias macrourus Rafinesque, 1810 · unaccepted (synonym)
Alopias vulpes (Gmelin, 1789) · unaccepted (synonym)
Carcharias vulpes (Gmelin, 1789) · unaccepted
Galeus vulpecula Rafinesque, 1810 · unaccepted
Squalus alopecias Gronow, 1854 · unaccepted
Squalus vulpes Gmelin, 1789 · unaccepted (Original combination of Alopias...)
Original combination of Alopias vulpes (Gmelin, 1789)
Squalus vulpes Berkenhout, 1789 · unaccepted
Squalus vulpinus Bonnaterre, 1788 · unaccepted
Vulpecula marina Garman, 1913 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Squalus vulpinus Bonnaterre, 1788) Bonnaterre, J. P. (1788). Tableau encyclopédique et méthodique des trois règnes de la nature... Ichthyologie. <em>Panckoucke, Paris.</em> i-lvi + 1-215, Pls. A-B. 1-100., available online at https://books.google.com/books?id=Z67NZ0_oObYC&pg=PR1 [details]
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Type locality contained in Mediterranean Sea
type locality contained in Mediterranean Sea [details]
Description Possibly to 609 cm. Also in coastal waters. Eats schooling fish, including mackerels, bluefishes, clupeids, needlefishes,...
Distribution Newfoundland to Cuba
Description Possibly to 609 cm. Also in coastal waters. Eats schooling fish, including mackerels, bluefishes, clupeids, needlefishes, lancetfishes and lanternfishes, also squids, octopi and other pelagic crustaceans, and rarely seabirds. Spatial and depth segregation by sex in northwestern Indian Ocean populations. Uses its long caudal fin to bunch up and even stun schooling prey (Ref. 2850). Unconfirmed boat attacks. Valued for its meat, liver, hide and fins; utilized fresh, dried-salted, smoked and frozen (Ref. 9987). [details]
Distribution Newfoundland to Cuba
Distribution Newfoundland to Cuba [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2024). FishBase. Alopias vulpinus (Bonnaterre, 1788). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=105836 on 2024-09-08
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original description
(of Alopias macrourus Rafinesque, 1810) Rafinesque, C. S. (1810). Caratteri di alcuni nuovi generi e nuove specie di animali e piante della sicilia, con varie osservazioni sopra i medisimi. <em>Per le stampe di Sanfilippo: Palermo, Italy.</em> Part 1 involves fishes, pp. [i-iv] 3-69 [70 blank], Part 2 with slightly different title, pp. ia-iva + 71-105 [106 blank]). Pls. 1-20., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47825964 [details]
original description (of Squalus vulpes Gmelin, 1789) Gmelin, J.F. (1789). Amphibia - Pisces. In: Gmelin J.F. (Ed.) Caroli a Linnaei Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Ed. 13. Tome 1(3). G.E. Beer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. pp. 1033-1516. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25749426 [details]
original description (of Squalus vulpinus Bonnaterre, 1788) Bonnaterre, J. P. (1788). Tableau encyclopédique et méthodique des trois règnes de la nature... Ichthyologie. <em>Panckoucke, Paris.</em> i-lvi + 1-215, Pls. A-B. 1-100., available online at https://books.google.com/books?id=Z67NZ0_oObYC&pg=PR1 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
context source (PeRMS) Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. <em>2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao.</em> 314 p. [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Scott, W.B.; Scott, M.G. (1988). Atlantic fishes of Canada. <em>Canadian Bulletin of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> No. 219. 731 pp. [details]
additional source Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. <em>Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/145561.pdf [details]
additional source King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 431-554. [details]
additional source Compagno, L.J.V. (2001). Sharks of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date. Volume 2. Bullhead, mackerel and carpet sharks (Heterodontiformes, Lamniformes and Orectolobiformes). <em>FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes.</em> No. 1, Vol. 2. Rome, FAO. 269p. [details]
additional source McEachran, J. D. (2009). Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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additional source Nijssen, H.; de Groot, S.J. (1987). De vissen van Nederland: systematische indeling, historisch overzicht, het ontstaan van de viskweek, uitheemse vissoorten, determineersleutels, beschrijvingen, afbeeldingen, literatuur, van alle in Nederlandse wateren voor komende zee- en zoetwatervissoorten [Fishes of the Netherlands: systematic classification, historical overview, origins of fish culture, non-indigenous species, determination keys, descriptions, drawings, literature references on all marine and freshwater fish species living in Dutch waters]. KNNV Uitgeverij: Utrecht, The Netherlands. ISBN 90-5011-006-1. 224 pp. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 9 [details]
additional source Bonnaterre, J. P. (1788). Tableau encyclopédique et méthodique des trois règnes de la nature... Ichthyologie. <em>Panckoucke, Paris.</em> i-lvi + 1-215, Pls. A-B. 1-100., available online at https://books.google.com/books?id=Z67NZ0_oObYC&pg=PR1
page(s): 9 [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2023). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (02/2023)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
![OpenAccess publication OpenAccess publication](https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia/images/openaccess.png)
original description (of Squalus vulpes Gmelin, 1789) Gmelin, J.F. (1789). Amphibia - Pisces. In: Gmelin J.F. (Ed.) Caroli a Linnaei Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Ed. 13. Tome 1(3). G.E. Beer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. pp. 1033-1516. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25749426 [details]
original description (of Squalus vulpinus Bonnaterre, 1788) Bonnaterre, J. P. (1788). Tableau encyclopédique et méthodique des trois règnes de la nature... Ichthyologie. <em>Panckoucke, Paris.</em> i-lvi + 1-215, Pls. A-B. 1-100., available online at https://books.google.com/books?id=Z67NZ0_oObYC&pg=PR1 [details]
![OpenAccess publication OpenAccess publication](https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia/images/openaccess.png)
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
context source (PeRMS) Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. <em>2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao.</em> 314 p. [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Scott, W.B.; Scott, M.G. (1988). Atlantic fishes of Canada. <em>Canadian Bulletin of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> No. 219. 731 pp. [details]
additional source Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. <em>Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/145561.pdf [details]
additional source King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 431-554. [details]
additional source Compagno, L.J.V. (2001). Sharks of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date. Volume 2. Bullhead, mackerel and carpet sharks (Heterodontiformes, Lamniformes and Orectolobiformes). <em>FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes.</em> No. 1, Vol. 2. Rome, FAO. 269p. [details]
additional source McEachran, J. D. (2009). Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
![PDF available PDF available](https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia/images/pdf_lock.png)
additional source Nijssen, H.; de Groot, S.J. (1987). De vissen van Nederland: systematische indeling, historisch overzicht, het ontstaan van de viskweek, uitheemse vissoorten, determineersleutels, beschrijvingen, afbeeldingen, literatuur, van alle in Nederlandse wateren voor komende zee- en zoetwatervissoorten [Fishes of the Netherlands: systematic classification, historical overview, origins of fish culture, non-indigenous species, determination keys, descriptions, drawings, literature references on all marine and freshwater fish species living in Dutch waters]. KNNV Uitgeverij: Utrecht, The Netherlands. ISBN 90-5011-006-1. 224 pp. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 9 [details]
additional source Bonnaterre, J. P. (1788). Tableau encyclopédique et méthodique des trois règnes de la nature... Ichthyologie. <em>Panckoucke, Paris.</em> i-lvi + 1-215, Pls. A-B. 1-100., available online at https://books.google.com/books?id=Z67NZ0_oObYC&pg=PR1
page(s): 9 [details]
![OpenAccess publication OpenAccess publication](https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia/images/openaccess.png)
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2023). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (02/2023)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
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Description Possibly to 609 cm. Also in coastal waters. Eats schooling fish, including mackerels, bluefishes, clupeids, needlefishes, lancetfishes and lanternfishes, also squids, octopi and other pelagic crustaceans, and rarely seabirds. Spatial and depth segregation by sex in northwestern Indian Ocean populations. Uses its long caudal fin to bunch up and even stun schooling prey (Ref. 2850). Unconfirmed boat attacks. Valued for its meat, liver, hide and fins; utilized fresh, dried-salted, smoked and frozen (Ref. 9987). [details]Diet Bluefish, menhaden, shad, mackerel and other schooling fishes, as well as squid [details]
Distribution Newfoundland to Cuba [details]
Habitat nektonic [details]
Habitat warm and temperate areas of all the World's oceans [details]
Importance Social- Commercial, gamefish [details]
Predators Man [details]
Reproduction Ovoviviparous, litter consists of 4-6 pups [details]
Language | Name | |
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Afrikaans | fynstert-sambokhaai | [details] |
Albanian | peshku dhelpërpeshkaqeni dhelpërpeshkaqeni bishtshpatë | [details] |
Breton | louarn-vôr | [details] |
Danish | rævehaj | [details] |
Dutch | voshaai | [details] |
English | whiptail sharktresherthresher sharkthresherthrasher sharkthintail thresherslashersea foxsea apelong-tailed sharkfox sharkcommon thresher | [details] |
French | touille à l'épéesinge de merrenard marinrenard de merrenardpoisson épéepéi aspasu ratoula faux | [details] |
German | Fuchshai | [details] |
Hebrew | כרישועל זנבתן | [details] |
Italian | volpe di marepisci sciabula turcapisci cudutopisci cuda longapisce surcipescio rattopesce volpepesce sorciopesce pavonepesce bannerapesce bandierapavone di marepavoneallopia volpe marinaallopia coda lunga | [details] |
Japanese | マオナガonagazamenezumezamenadebukama-onaga | [details] |
Lithuanian | paprastoji jūrų lapė | [details] |
Modern Greek (1453-) | Αλεπού της θάλασσαςΑλεπόσκυλος | [details] |
Norwegian Bokmål | revehai | [details] |
Norwegian Nynorsk | revehai | [details] |
Polish | lis morskikosogon | [details] |
Portuguese | zorro cauda longatubarâo raposoromâoromanopeixe zorrapeixe ratopeixe raposopeixe cavallopeixe alecrimarequim | [details] |
Russian | Обыкновенная морская лисица [from synonym]морская лисица обыкновеннаяЛисья акулаакула-лисица обыкновеннаяlisitska morskayia | [details] |
Slovenian | morska lisica | [details] |
Spanish | zorro blancozorrozorra de martiburón zorro comúnrabosapez zorropeix espasa | [details] |
Swedish | rävhajraefhajen | [details] |
Turkish | tilki balığıtilki baligisapan balığısapan baligi | [details] |
Ukrainian | Лисица морскаяЗвичайна морська лисиця [from synonym]Акула лисяча | [details] |
Welsh | llwynog môrLluynog mor | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (57 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (123 publications) (from synonym Squalus vulpes Gmelin, 1789)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (123 publications) (from synonym Squalus vulpes Berkenhout, 1789)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (125 publications) (from synonym Carcharias vulpes (Gmelin, 1789))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Squalus alopecias Gronow, 1854)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (185 publications) (from synonym Alopecias vulpes (Gmelin, 1789))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Alopias greyi Whitley, 1937)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Galeus vulpecula Rafinesque, 1810)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (21 publications) (from synonym Squalus vulpinus Bonnaterre, 1788)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (31 publications) (from synonym Alopias macrourus Rafinesque, 1810)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (328 publications) (from synonym Alopias vulpes (Gmelin, 1789))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Alopecias longimana Philippi, 1902)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (47 publications) (from synonym Vulpecula marina Garman, 1913)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (63 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Alopias caudatus Phillipps, 1932)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Alopias vulpinus)
To FAO Species fact sheets
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Squalus vulpes Gmelin, 1789)
To FishBase (from synonym Alopias macrourus Rafinesque, 1810)
To FishBase (from synonym Alopias greyi Whitley, 1937)
To FishBase (from synonym Carcharias vulpes (Gmelin, 1789))
To FishBase (from synonym Squalus vulpinus Bonnaterre, 1788)
To FishBase (from synonym Squalus alopecias Gronow, 1854)
To FishBase (from synonym Alopias vulpes (Gmelin, 1789))
To FishBase (from synonym Alopias caudatus Phillipps, 1932)
To FishBase (from synonym Alopecias vulpes (Gmelin, 1789))
To FishBase (from synonym Galeus vulpecula Rafinesque, 1810)
To FishBase (from synonym Squalus vulpes Berkenhout, 1789)
To FishBase (from synonym Vulpecula marina Garman, 1913)
To FishBase (from synonym Alopecias barrae Pérez Canto, 1886)
To FishBase (from synonym Alopecias chilensis Philippi, 1902)
To FishBase (from synonym Alopecias longimana Philippi, 1902)
To FishBase images (Alopias vulpinus, Thailand, by S. Iglesels et al)
To GenBank (108 nucleotides; 154 proteins)
To GenBank (108 nucleotides; 154 proteins) (from synonym Squalus vulpinus Bonnaterre, 1788)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Vulnerable)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Alopias vulpinus RAD109859-001)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Alopias vulpes (Gmelin, 1789))
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (123 publications) (from synonym Squalus vulpes Gmelin, 1789)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (123 publications) (from synonym Squalus vulpes Berkenhout, 1789)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (125 publications) (from synonym Carcharias vulpes (Gmelin, 1789))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Squalus alopecias Gronow, 1854)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (185 publications) (from synonym Alopecias vulpes (Gmelin, 1789))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Alopias greyi Whitley, 1937)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Galeus vulpecula Rafinesque, 1810)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (21 publications) (from synonym Squalus vulpinus Bonnaterre, 1788)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (31 publications) (from synonym Alopias macrourus Rafinesque, 1810)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (328 publications) (from synonym Alopias vulpes (Gmelin, 1789))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Alopecias longimana Philippi, 1902)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (47 publications) (from synonym Vulpecula marina Garman, 1913)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (63 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Alopias caudatus Phillipps, 1932)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Alopias vulpinus)
To FAO Species fact sheets
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Squalus vulpes Gmelin, 1789)
To FishBase (from synonym Alopias macrourus Rafinesque, 1810)
To FishBase (from synonym Alopias greyi Whitley, 1937)
To FishBase (from synonym Carcharias vulpes (Gmelin, 1789))
To FishBase (from synonym Squalus vulpinus Bonnaterre, 1788)
To FishBase (from synonym Squalus alopecias Gronow, 1854)
To FishBase (from synonym Alopias vulpes (Gmelin, 1789))
To FishBase (from synonym Alopias caudatus Phillipps, 1932)
To FishBase (from synonym Alopecias vulpes (Gmelin, 1789))
To FishBase (from synonym Galeus vulpecula Rafinesque, 1810)
To FishBase (from synonym Squalus vulpes Berkenhout, 1789)
To FishBase (from synonym Vulpecula marina Garman, 1913)
To FishBase (from synonym Alopecias barrae Pérez Canto, 1886)
To FishBase (from synonym Alopecias chilensis Philippi, 1902)
To FishBase (from synonym Alopecias longimana Philippi, 1902)
To FishBase images (Alopias vulpinus, Thailand, by S. Iglesels et al)
To GenBank (108 nucleotides; 154 proteins)
To GenBank (108 nucleotides; 154 proteins) (from synonym Squalus vulpinus Bonnaterre, 1788)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Vulnerable)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Alopias vulpinus RAD109859-001)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Alopias vulpes (Gmelin, 1789))
To ITIS