Smooth hammerhead
Sphyrna zygaena
VulnerableFishcarnivore
The smooth hammerhead is a shark with a broad, flat head shaped like a hammer. It swims in temperate waters around the world, often moving toward cooler areas in summer. These sharks sometimes gather in huge groups, making them stand out among other hammerheads.
- Its head is smooth, without a notch in the front edge.
- Prefers temperate waters, unlike other hammerhead species.
- Forms schools of hundreds or even thousands in summer.
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- Classification
- Fish
- Scientific name
- Sphyrna zygaena
- Habitat
- Ocean
- Regions in this directory
- Worldwide
- Diet
- carnivore
- Relative size
- large
- IUCN Red List
- Vulnerable (VU)