Hammerhead Shark (Sphyrna vespertina)

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Sphyrna vespertina

Springer, 1940

Hammerhead Shark

Also known as: Pacific Bonnethead

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Taxonomy

Class

Elasmobranchii

Order

Carcharhiniformes

Family

Sphyrnidae

Other species in Sphyrnidae

Eusphyra blochii

Eusphyra blochii

Hammerhead Shark

Eusphyra laticeps

Eusphyra laticeps

Hammerhead Shark

Sphyrna lewini

Sphyrna lewini

Scalloped Hammerhead

Sphyrna gilberti

Sphyrna gilberti

Hammerhead Shark

Sphyrna tiburo

Sphyrna tiburo

Bonnethead

Sphyrna mokarran

Sphyrna mokarran

Great Hammerhead

Sphyrna zygaena

Hammerhead

Sphyrna alleni

Hammerhead Shark

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