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Name Binomial Name Status Distribution Bonnethead: Sphyrna tiburo: LR/lc Northern South American coast, Gulf of Mexico, Southern California coast Great hammerhead: Sphyrna mokarran: EN Tropical and subtropical coasts Scalloped bonnethead: Sphyrna corona: NT California and Northwest South American coasts Scalloped hammerhead: Sphyrna lewini: EN
Most hammerhead shark species are too small to inflict serious damage to humans. [8] Man carrying a hammerhead shark along a street in Mogadishu, Somalia. The great and the scalloped hammerheads are listed on the World Conservation Union's 2008 Red List as endangered, whereas the smalleye hammerhead is listed as vulnerable.
Sphyrna alleni, the shovelbill shark, is a species of hammerhead shark found along the West Atlantic coast from Belize to Brazil. Its pointed cephalofoil distinguishes it from the more northern bonnethead shark (Sphyrna tiburo), from which it was split in 2024. The species is also diagnosed by different tooth and precaudal vertebrae counts. [1]
This species of hammerhead shark is the most recently discovered out of the ten species. It was documented by Carter Gilbert in 1967 when a specimen was caught off Charleston, SC.
The species name is the common name in Arabic مقرن and means "horned". The name was later changed to the current Sphyrna mokarran . [ 7 ] For many years, though, the valid scientific name for the great hammerhead was thought to be Sphyrna tudes , which was coined in 1822 by Achille Valenciennes .
However, “Most hammerhead species are fairly small and are considered harmless to humans,” National Geographic says. ”Few attacks have been recorded.” ”Few attacks have been recorded.”
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 31 hammerhead sharks the captain caught and released this season weighed, on average, between 400 and 600 pounds. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 ...