scoophead

Sphyrna media

Sphyrnid Fish in Gulf of California

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Central America and the Caribbean
South America
Large
Tropical fish

The scoophead (Sphyrna media) is a little-known species of hammerhead shark, part of the family Sphyrnidae. It inhabits the tropical waters of the western Atlantic Ocean, from Panama to southern Brazil, and in the eastern Pacific Ocean from the Gulf of California to Ecuador, and probably northern Peru, as well. It is found in shallow, inshore habitats.

Class: Sharks and Rays
Order: Ground Sharks
Family: Sphyrnidae
Genus: Sphyrna
Maximum length: 150 cm
Water: Marine
Distribution: Western Atlantic: Panama to southern Brazil. Eastern Pacific: Gulf of California to Ecuador and probably northern Peru.
Conservation status: CRCritically Endangered

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