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The smooth hammerhead (Sphyrna zygaena) is a species of hammerhead shark, and part of the family Sphyrnidae.This species is named "smooth hammerhead" because of the distinctive shape of the head, which is flattened and laterally extended into a hammer shape (called the "cephalofoil"), without an indentation in the middle of the front margin (hence "smooth").
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 22 December 2024. Family of sharks Hammerhead sharks Temporal range: Early Miocene – recent PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N Scalloped hammerhead Scientific classification Domain: Eukaryota Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Chondrichthyes Subclass: Elasmobranchii Order: Carcharhiniformes ...
The great hammerhead shark is found in a variety of water depths such as shallow lagoons and coral reefs, and in deeper waters up to 984 feet. These sharks frequent coastal and tropical waters, as ...
Carolina hammerhead: Sphyrna gilberti? western Atlantic Ocean Scoophead: Sphyrna media: DD California and northern South American coast Smalleye hammerhead: Sphyrna tudes: VU eastern South American coast Smooth hammerhead: Sphyrna zygaena: VU worldwide subtropical coasts, southern South America, Australia and New Zealand coast Whitefin ...
The smooth hammerhead is one of nine known species of hammerhead shark. It is considered "vulnerable" on the International Union for Conservation of Nature's list of threatened species.
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The second-largest hammerhead shark, the smooth hammerhead can measure up to 5 m (16 ft) long. It is an active predator that takes a wide variety of bony fishes and invertebrates, with larger individuals also feeding on sharks and rays. As in the rest of its family, this shark is viviparous and gives birth to litters of 20–40 pups.
Shark that attacked Russia man on video to be mummified in Egypt museum. Martha McHardy. June 13, 2023 at 2:55 PM ... The attack was filmed from the shore by horrified onlookers as the 23-year-old ...