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Scalloped Hammerhead
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Sharks & rays

Scalloped Hammerhead

Sphyrna lewini (Griffith & Smith, 1834)

CR Critically EndangeredOn Suriname's list of threatened fauna

Names

EnglishScalloped Hammerhead
DutchGeschulpte hamerhaai
SpanishTiburón martillo común
Chinese路氏双髻鲨
Scientific nameSphyrna lewini (Griffith & Smith, 1834)

About this species

The scalloped hammerhead (Sphyrna lewini) is a species of hammerhead shark in the family Sphyrnidae. It was originally known as Zygaena lewini. The Greek word sphyrna translates into "hammer" in English, referring to the shape of this shark's head, which is its most distinguishing characteristic. The shark's eyes and nostrils are at the tips of the extensions. It is a fairly large hammerhead, but is still smaller than both the great and smooth hammerheads.

This shark is also known as the bronze, kinky-headed, or southern hammerhead. It primarily lives in warm, temperate, and tropical coastal waters all around the globe between latitudes 46°N and 36°S, down to a depth of 500 m (1,600 ft). It is the most common of all hammerheads.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassElasmobranchii
OrderCarcharhiniformes
FamilySphyrnidae
GenusSphyrna

In Suriname

7Records in Suriname
1957First record
1971Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Brokopondo1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

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