Sphyrna is a genus of hammerhead sharks with a cosmopolitan distribution in the world's oceans. Members of Sphyrna have a tendency to inhabit coastal waters along the intertidal zone rather than the open ocean, as their prey such as invertebrates, fish, rays, small crustaceans, and other benthic organisms hide in the sands and sediment along ...

The bonnethead (Sphyrna tiburo), also called a bonnet shark or shovelhead, [3] is a small member of the hammerhead shark genus Sphyrna, and part of the family Sphyrnidae. It is an abundant species in the littoral zone of the North Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico , is the only shark species known to display sexual dimorphism in the morphology of ...

The great hammerhead shark (Sphyrna mokarran: DF 17/16-17) is the largest hammerhead shark (up to 6 m) and has a nearly rectangular cephalofoil. It preys extensively on rays and other sharks and has teeth with serrated edges (Fig. 2.24).

2025年1月24日 · Hammerhead shark, any of 10 shark species belonging to the genera Sphyrna (9 species) and Eusphyrna (1 species), characterized by a flattened hammer- or shovel-shaped head, or cephalofoil. These sharks are widely distributed in tropical and temperate marine waters near the coasts and above the continental shelves.

Sphyrna is a genus of hammerhead sharks with a cosmopolitan distribution in the world's oceans. Members of Sphyrna have a tendency to inhabit coastal waters along the intertidal zone rather than the open ocean, as their prey such as invertebrates, fish, rays, small crustaceans, and other benthic organisms hide in the sands and sediment along ...

Sphyrna is one of the two genera in the Hammerhead shark group, and is the largest genera out of the two, with eight members in it. The word Sphyrna is a Greek word meaning "hammer", which refers to the shape of the shark's head.

The great hammerhead (Sphyrna mokarran) is the largest species of hammerhead shark, belonging to the family Sphyrnidae, attaining an average length of 4.6 m (15 ft) and reaching a maximum length of 6.2 m (20 ft).

2024年1月1日 · Scalloped hammerhead (Sphyrna lewini) underwater. Photo © Doug Perrine. Sphyrna lewini. Named for their scallop like cephalophoil (‘hammer head’) these large sharks are open-water hunters. Using their impressive cranium to detect even the most hidden of prey. Order – Carcharhiniformes Family – Sphyrnidae Genus – Sphyrna Species ...

Sphyrna tiburo, known locally as shovelhead, also called bonnethead, is distinct from the other nine hammerheads (Sphyrnidae) by being the smallest and possessing a characteristic spade-shaped head.

Occurs inshore and well offshore (Ref. 5578), over continental and insular shelves (Ref. 244). Coastal, pelagic, and semi-oceanic, but often bottom associated at 1-139 m (Ref. 58302). Migrates northward in summer; young often in large aggregations of …