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Sharks & rays

Scalloped Hammerhead

Sphyrna lewini

Also known as: Bronze Hammerhead Shark, Kidney-headed Shark, Scalloped Hammerhead Shark, Smooth Hammerhead, Southern Hammerhead, Southern Hammerhead Shark

CRCritically EndangeredIUCN Red List, 2019
Adult
@eguiney · Galapagos Agressor, Ecuador · June 20111 / 2
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Overview

Found singly, or in small to very large schools, over coastal seaward reefs, around islands, and in very deep waters of the ocean.
Juveniles found in large schools.

Although not generally aggressive it is still considered dangerous if threatened.

Named for their "cephalofoil" a flattened hammer shaped head.

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How to identify

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Habitat & where to find it

  • Range · Circumtropical
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Found singly, or in small to very large schools, over coastal seaward reefs, around islands, and in very deep waters of the ocean.

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Adult photos 2

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classElasmobranchii
    4. orderCarcharhiniformes
    5. familySphyrnidae
    6. genusSphyrna
    7. speciesSphyrna lewini (Griffith & Smith, 1834)

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    More in the family

    Carcharhiniformes