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.

Sphyrna (from the Greek word σφυρί 'hammer') is a genus of hammerhead sharks with a cosmopolitan distribution in the world's oceans. Members of Sphyrna have ...

Order Carcharhiniformes, Family Sphyrnidae Hammerhead, bonnethead, or scoophead sharks, Genus Sphyrna, Species Sphyrna lewini scalloped hammerhead shark.

Hammerhead shark, any of 10 shark species belonging to the genera Sphyrna (9 species) and Eusphyrna (1 species), characterized by a flattened hammer- or ...

18 сент. 2024 г. · The great hammerhead is the largest of the hammerheads in the family Sphyrnidae. The “hammer head”, or cephalophoil, is straight and square ...

This genus of tropical sharks contains eight species. Six species are found in the western Atlantic, three are circumtropical, two are found on both sides of ...

Most hammerhead species are placed in the genus Sphyrna, while the winghead shark is placed in its own genus, Eusphyra. Many different, but not necessarily ...

The great hammerhead shark's genus name, Sphyrna, is Greek for “hammer.” Size: Common length 12-18 feet (3.6-5.5 m). Diet: Rays and skates.

16 апр. 2024 г. · Within the hammerhead family, there are two genera, or subgroups: Sphyrna, which has eight species, and Eusphyrna, which has only one species.