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Hammerhead Sharks

Sphyrna lewini

(Griffith & Smith, 1834)

Scalloped Hammerhead Shark

Not Reef Tank Suitable

Not Suitable for Fish-Only Tank

Range: Circumglobal in tropical and warm temperate waters.

Size: 14 feet (430 cm)

Natural Environment: A coastal and semi-oceanic creature, sometimes entering enclosed bays and estuaries.

General Husbandry: Shown here for identification only.

Taxonomy:

    Class: Chondrichthyes

    Subclass: Elasmobranchii

    Order: Carcharhiniformes

    Family: Shhyrnidae

    Genus: Sphyrna

FYI: Best left in the wild.

 Sphyrna lewini (Scalloped Hammerhead Shark)
Photo © John Randall
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