Pelagic Thresher Shark
Alopias pelagicus
Alopiidaesharks3m / 10ft (most of which is tail)Endangered
About Pelagic Thresher Shark.
Slender pelagic shark with an elongated upper caudal lobe used to stun schooling fish. Visits shallow cleaning stations at dawn — Monad Shoal off Malapascua is the world’s only reliable daily encounter site.
Where it lives.
Open ocean, drops to shallow seamounts for cleaning
How it behaves.
Solitary, dawn cleaning station visitor, easily spooked