|
Sphyrna tudes (Valenciennes, 1822) Smalleye hammerhead |
|
|
photo by
FAO |
| Family: | Sphyrnidae (Hammerhead, bonnethead, or scoophead sharks) | |||
| Max. size: | 134 cm TL (male/unsexed); 148 cm TL (female) | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; marine | |||
| Distribution: | Southwest Atlantic: Venezuela to Argentina (Ref. 58839). Also Mediterranean Sea and Eastern Pacific (Ref. 7251). | |||
| Diagnosis: | ||||
| Biology: | A little-known inshore shark of the continental shelf, found down to at least 12 m depth. Feeds on small bony fishes, including sea catfish and grunts, but also newborn scalloped hammerheads, swimming crabs, squids, and shrimp. Viviparous with a yolk-sac placenta; number of young probably 6 to 9 per litter (Ref. 244). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Critically Endangered (CR); Date assessed: 01 July 2019 (A2bd) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||