Scalloped hammerhead
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The scalloped hammerhead 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
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Sphyrna lewini Gervais
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Smooth hammerhead
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The smooth hammerhead 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 an
Scalloped hammerhead
…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…
Sphyrna zygaena noaa
The scalloped hammerhead (left) and the smooth hammerhead (right) differ in cephalofoil shape.
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