Scalloped Hammerhead Shark
SPHYRNA LEWINI
(GRIFFITH & SMITH 1936)
FAMILY SPHRYNIDAE (HAMMERHEAD
SHARKS)
Identification: The scalloped hammerhead,
like other members of the highly-derived family Sphyrnidae, possesses
a distinctive dorso-ventrally flattened head. The species can be distinguished
from other hammerheads that occur within its range by the characteristic
scalloped outline of the head and the straight posterior edges of the
pectoral fins [see [...]