Sphyrna - Wikipedia 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 along the intertidal zone rather than the open ocean, as their prey such as invertebrates, fish, rays, small crustaceans, and other benthic organisms hide in the sands and sediment along
Hammerhead Shark Facts and Information - FossilGuy. com The Common Hammerhead (Sphyrna zygaena) still populates the Chesapeake bay today and is one of the largest sharks in the bay Hammerheads at the Calvert Cliff area are much less common than grey shark teeth, and, if you're not careful, they can easily be confused with them
Family Sphyrnidae - Hammerhead, bonnethead, or scoophead sharks Marine, coastal; occasionally in brackish water Distribution: global (chiefly warm waters) Head laterally expanded, with eyes and nasal openings much wider set than in other sharks The blades presumably server to increase the sharks' sensory capabilities No spiracle A maximum length of 4 5 m was reported for Sphyrna tudes They feed on a
Sphyrna - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics The great hammerhead shark (Sphyrna mokarran: DF 17 16-17) is the largest hammerhead shark (up to 6 m) and has a nearly rectangular cephalofoil It preys extensively on rays and other sharks and has teeth with serrated edges (Fig 2 24)
Sphyrna - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Sphyrna is one of the two genera in the Hammerhead shark group, and is the largest genera out of the two, with eight members in it The word Sphyrna is a Greek word meaning "hammer", which refers to the shape of the shark's head
New Species of Hammerhead Shark Discovered | Focusing on Wildlife The newly-described Sphyrna species is a small hammerhead shark less than 1 5 m in length Scientifically named Sphyrna alleni (common name is the shovelbill shark), it has a flat, shovel shaped head that lacks indentations on its anterior edge
Hammerhead Sharks (Sphyrna) - Marine Life Identification Hammerhead Sharks (Sphyrna) are perhaps one of the most recognizable and fascinating species of sharks in our oceans Renowned for their unique, flattened head shape, these incredible creatures have captivated scientists and ocean enthusiasts alike
The Great Hammerhead Shark - Mokarran Sphyrna mokarran is the scientific name of the Great Hammerhead Shark The etymology of Sphyrna is Greek: sphyrna means "hammer", mokarran is an arabic name meaning "great" It is Wilhelm Peter Eduard Simon Rüppell (1794-1884), a German naturalist explorer, that first described the species in 1837
Bonnethead - Wikipedia The bonnethead (Sphyrna tiburo), also called a bonnet shark or shovelhead, [3] is a small member of the hammerhead shark genus Sphyrna, and part of the family Sphyrnidae It is an abundant species in the littoral zone of the North Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico , is the only shark species known to display sexual dimorphism in the morphology of