Smooth Hammerhead Shark Did you see this animal?
Scientific Name : Sphyrna zygaena
Family : Sphyrnidae
Order : Carcharhiniformes
Class : Elasmobranchii
Phylum : Chrodata
Other Name : Roundheaded Hammerhead Shark
Habitat : Continental shelves,insular shelves,inshore,offshore
Description : Body of Smooth Hammerhead Shark is elongated and laterally compressed.Hammer-shaped head present.Body dark-olive to brownish-grey colour.Underside white.
Other Species from Group
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Chaenogaleus macrostoma
(Hooktooth Shark) -
Rhincodon typus
(Whale Shark) -
Carcharhinus dussumieri
(White-cheek Shark) -
Glyphis glyphis
(Speartooth shark) -
Hemipristis elongata
(Snaggletooth Shark) -
Carcharhinus macloti
(Hardnose Shark) -
Mustelus manazo
(Starspotted Smooth-hound) -
Sphyrna tudes
(Scalloped Hammerhead Shark) -
Glyphis gangeticus
(Ganges Shark) -
Scoliodon laticaudus
(Spadenose Shark)
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description written by: Razia Sultana Setu, Department of Zoology,Universityof Dhaka; Information sources: Encyclopedia of flora and fauna of Bangladesh(volume 24). photo credit and copyright:Osmany, Hamid Badar ([email protected] ), more information please contact with us.www.fishbase.se
description written by: Razia Sultana Setu, Department of Zoology,Universityof Dhaka; Information sources: Encyclopedia of flora and fauna of Bangladesh(volume 24). photo credit and copyright:Osmany, Hamid Badar ([email protected] ), more information please contact with us.www.fishbase.se