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THRESHER SHARK [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2021-10-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Fish
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- pelagic thresher
1, record 1, English, pelagic%20thresher
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- pelagic thresher shark 2, record 1, English, pelagic%20thresher%20shark
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A fish of the family Alopiidae. 3, record 1, English, - pelagic%20thresher
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Poissons
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- requin-renard pélagique
1, record 1, French, requin%2Drenard%20p%C3%A9lagique
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- renard pélagique 2, record 1, French, renard%20p%C3%A9lagique
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Poisson de la famille des Alopiidae. 3, record 1, French, - requin%2Drenard%20p%C3%A9lagique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Peces
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- tiburón zorro pelágico
1, record 1, Spanish, tibur%C3%B3n%20zorro%20pel%C3%A1gico
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- zorro pelágico 2, record 1, Spanish, zorro%20pel%C3%A1gico
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
El tiburón zorro pelágico (Alopias pelagicus) es una especie tropical que se distribuye solamente en los acéanos Pacífico e Índico. 1, record 1, Spanish, - tibur%C3%B3n%20zorro%20pel%C3%A1gico
Record 2 - internal organization data 2020-08-20
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Fish
Universal entry(ies) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- bigeye thresher
1, record 2, English, bigeye%20thresher
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- big-eyed thresher 2, record 2, English, big%2Deyed%20thresher
correct
- bigeye thresher shark 3, record 2, English, bigeye%20thresher%20shark
correct
- deepsea bigeye thresher 4, record 2, English, deepsea%20bigeye%20thresher
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A fish of the family Alopiidae. 5, record 2, English, - bigeye%20thresher
Record 2, Key term(s)
- big-eye thresher
- bigeyed thresher
- big-eye thresher shark
- deep-sea bigeye thresher
- deepsea big-eye thresher
- deep-sea big-eye thresher
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Poissons
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- requin-renard à gros yeux
1, record 2, French, requin%2Drenard%20%C3%A0%20gros%20yeux
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- renard à gros yeux 2, record 2, French, renard%20%C3%A0%20gros%20yeux
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Poisson de la famille des Alopiidae. 3, record 2, French, - requin%2Drenard%20%C3%A0%20gros%20yeux
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2016-02-15
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Fish
Universal entry(ies) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- thresher shark
1, record 3, English, thresher%20shark
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Alopias vulpinus (Bonnaterre, 1788). 1, record 3, English, - thresher%20shark
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Poissons
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- renard marin
1, record 3, French, renard%20marin
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Poissons de la famille des Alopidae. 2, record 3, French, - renard%20marin
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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