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Sphyrna tiburo (Linnaeus, 1758)

cachona, Bonnet shark

Front of head semicircular in outline. No other hammerhead has front of head in semicircle. (Ref. 26938).

Subtropical:brackish; marine; depth range 10 - 80 m (Ref. 244), usually 10 - 25 m (Ref. 9253) ,Reef-associated

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Chordata

Class
Elasmobranchii

Order
Carcharhiniformes

Family
Sphyrnidae

Genus
Sphyrna

Species
tiburo

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Native

Status

IUCN Red List Category: Not evaluated

Distribution

Distribution: Eastern Pacific and Atlantic

References

  • Appeltans, W. Bouchet, P., Boxshall, G.A., Fauchald, K., Gordon, D.P., Hoeksema, B.W., Poore, G.C.B., van Soest, R.W.M., Stöhr, S., Walter, T.C., Costello, M.J. (eds.) (2010) World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS). Available online at http://www.marinespecies.org.
  • Froese, R. Pauly, D. (eds.) (2010) FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. www.fishbase.org
  • McCosker, J.E. Rosenblatt, R.H. (2010) The fishes of the Galápagos Archipelago: an update. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sc., Ser. 4, vol. 61, Suppl. II, no. 11: 167-195.

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