Scalloped hammerhead

Sphyrna lewini · Sphyrnidae

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 the shape of this shark's head, which is its most distinguishing characteristic.

Where the Scalloped hammerhead lives

Recorded in Ashmore and Cartier Is., Mexico, United States of America, Fiji, Ecuador, Colombia, Cameroon, Papua New Guinea and Brazil (Oceania, North America, South America and Africa).

Most records fall in Chiapas, Galápagos, Queensland, Hawaii, Florida and São Paulo.

See the Scalloped hammerhead’s range on the globe

Conservation status

Critically endangered (CR). In very great danger of dying out in the wild. Categories are the IUCN Red List as republished by GBIF.

Sources

The range is a density of 10,188 georeferenced GBIF records, not an expert-drawn map. Description from Wikipedia.