FishverifiedCritically Endangered

Sphyrna lewini

(Griffith & Smith, 1834)

Scalloped Hammerhead

Also known as: Hammerhead Shark, Bronze Hammerhead Shark, Kidney-Headed Shark, Southern Hammerhead Shark, Scalloped Hammerhead Shark, Gebuchteter Hammerhai

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About

Habitat

Pelagic-oceanic

Depth

0–1043 m

Max size

4.3 m

Max weight

152.4 kg

Diet

Hunting macrofauna (predator)

Lifespan

35 yrs

Taxonomy

Class

Elasmobranchii

Order

Carcharhiniformes

Family

Sphyrnidae

Where to find it

common

Colombia (Pacific)Costa Rica Indonesia (Gili & Lombok)Senegal Sudan

occasional

Australia (Ningaloo)

rare

Ecuador Ecuador (Galápagos)

Other species in Sphyrnidae

Eusphyra blochii

Hammerhead Shark

Eusphyra laticeps

Hammerhead Shark

Sphyrna gilberti

Hammerhead Shark

Sphyrna vespertina

Hammerhead Shark

Sphyrna tiburo

Bonnethead

Sphyrna mokarran

Great Hammerhead

Sphyrna zygaena

Smooth Hammerhead

Sphyrna couardi

Hammerhead Shark