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Class: Elasmobranchii
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Family: Sphyrnidae Hammerhead, bonnethead, or scoophead sharks

Genus: Sphyrna

(See list of species below)


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9 species (see list below)
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Photo by Robertson, R.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 92 cm TL
Sphyrna corona Springer, 1940

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Sphyrna corona
[Scalloped bonnethead]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 300 cm TL
Sphyrna couardi Cadenat, 1951

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Sphyrna couardi
[Whitefin hammerhead]
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Max. Length 50.6 cm OT
 
Sphyrna gilberti
[Carolina hammerhead]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Circumglobal in coastal w
Max. Length 430 cm TL
Sphyrna lewini (Griffith & Smith, 1834)

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Sphyrna lewini
[Scalloped hammerhead]

Photo by Murch, A.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 150 cm TL
Sphyrna media Springer, 1940

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Sphyrna media
[Scoophead]

Photo by University of Western Australia (UWA)

Circumglobal in coastal w
Max. Length 610 cm TL
Sphyrna mokarran (Rüppell, 1837)

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Sphyrna mokarran
[Great hammerhead]

Photo by Murch, A.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 150 cm TL
Sphyrna tiburo (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Sphyrna tiburo
[Bonnethead]

Photo by FAO

Southwest Atlantic
Max. Length 148 cm TL
Sphyrna tudes (Valenciennes, 1822)

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Sphyrna tudes
[Smalleye hammerhead]

Photo by Murch, A.

Widespread in temperate a
Max. Length 500 cm TL
Sphyrna zygaena (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Sphyrna zygaena
[Smooth hammerhead]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Sphyrna corona Scalloped bonnethead Eastern Pacific 92 TL 1940
Sphyrna couardi Whitefin hammerhead Eastern Atlantic 300 TL 1951
Sphyrna gilberti Carolina hammerhead Western Atlantic 50.6 OT 2013
Sphyrna lewini Scalloped hammerhead Circumglobal in coastal w 430 TL 1834
Sphyrna media Scoophead Western Atlantic 150 TL 1940
Sphyrna mokarran Great hammerhead Circumglobal in coastal w 610 TL 1837
Sphyrna tiburo Bonnethead Western Atlantic 150 TL 1758
Sphyrna tudes Smalleye hammerhead Southwest Atlantic 148 TL 1822
Sphyrna zygaena Smooth hammerhead Widespread in temperate a 500 TL 1758



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