Alopias superciliosus Lowe 1841 — Bigeye thresher

Status at New Ireland. New record, based on confirmed records from an observer program on shark longline vessels in in May and June 2014 (NFA and CSIRO unpublished data); tissue samples and vertebrae retained.

Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 1, 5.—General distribution: Circumglobal in warm temperate and tropical seas. Pelagic, 0 – 700 m depth. Marine.