Hammerhead Shark (Sphyrna vespertina)

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Sphyrna vespertina

Springer, 1940

Hammerhead Shark

Also known as: Pacific Bonnethead

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About

Habitat

Reef-associated

Depth

from 0 m

Taxonomy

Class

Elasmobranchii

Order

Carcharhiniformes

Family

Sphyrnidae

Other species in Sphyrnidae

Hammerhead Shark (Eusphyra blochii)

Eusphyra blochii

Hammerhead Shark

Hammerhead Shark (Eusphyra laticeps)

Eusphyra laticeps

Hammerhead Shark

Scalloped Hammerhead (Sphyrna lewini)

Sphyrna lewini

Scalloped Hammerhead

Hammerhead Shark (Sphyrna gilberti)

Sphyrna gilberti

Hammerhead Shark

Bonnethead (Sphyrna tiburo)

Sphyrna tiburo

Bonnethead

Great Hammerhead (Sphyrna mokarran)

Sphyrna mokarran

Great Hammerhead

Sphyrna zygaena

Smooth Hammerhead

Sphyrna alleni

Hammerhead Shark

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