: A 2024 paper from Royal Society Open Science investigating how the shark's vertebral structure supports its unique tail-whipping hunting behavior. Conservation and Management
: Published in the Journal of Fish Biology (2023), this paper provides updated insights into the age and growth rates of juvenile common threshers in the Northeastern Pacific. alopius vulpinus
: This 2025 study uses satellite tags to track the spatial distribution and habitat preferences of common threshers in the western North Atlantic. : A 2024 paper from Royal Society Open
Research on Alopias vulpinus (the common thresher shark) covers various aspects of its biology, movement, and conservation status. Below are several peer-reviewed papers and reports categorized by their primary focus. alopius vulpinus