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2 Data Sources
critically endangered
Scalloped Hammerhead
Sphyrna lewini
Also known as: Scalloped hammerhead • scalloped hammerhead shark • Scalloped Hammerhead Shark
Kingdom: Metazoa• Family: Carcharhinidae• Order: Carcharhiniformes
🛡️ Conservation Status
critically endangered
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Quick Facts
Common Names:
Scalloped Hammerhead, Scalloped hammerhead, scalloped hammerhead shark, Scalloped Hammerhead Shark, Bronze hammerhead shark, Hammerhead shark, Hammerhead, Kidney-headed shark, Scalloped hammerhead shark, Southern hammerhead shark, gebuchteter Hammerhai, Scalloped hamerhead, Scalloped hammer head, scalloped hammerhead, Hammer-head Shark, Hammerhead Shark, Kidney-headed Shark, Manōkihikihi
Class:
Chondrichthyes
Conservation Status:
critically endangered
Data Completeness:
71%
Data Sources
🌍gbif
📚itis
📖wikipedia
🔬eol
🦎inaturalist
References
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Distribution Statistics
10
Observations
6
Countries
Top Locations
Mexico
1
Burleigh Heads, AU-QL, AU
1
San Cristóbal, EC-GA, EC
1
Tecomán, MX-CL, MX
1
Maldives
1
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First: 2/6/2017 · Latest: 4/22/2025
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