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WorldPelagic thresher The smallest thresher shark, found in tropical oceans and known for its whip-like tail.Shark · Open ocean · 1935

WorldCommon thresher The largest thresher shark, known for its whip-like tail used to stun prey in cool coastal and open waters.Shark · Coasts and shelves · 1788

WorldBigeye thresher Deep-diving shark with huge eyes and a long tail.Shark · Open ocean · 1840

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The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.

Pelagic thresher: Pierre Pericard, CC BY 4.0, source
Common thresher: User:Yzx, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Bigeye thresher: PIRO-NOAA Observer Program, Public domain, source

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