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The scalloped hammerhead was the first shark species to be protected under the U.S. Endangered Species Act. [25] As of 2019, the scalloped hammerhead has been categorized as Critically Endangered by the IUCN Red List. [26] The IUCN cites overfishing as the main cause for the drop in population numbers. [26]
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 4 March 2025. Family of sharks Hammerhead sharks Temporal range: Early Miocene – recent Pre๊ ๊ O S D C P T J K Pg N Scalloped hammerhead Scientific classification Domain: Eukaryota Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Chondrichthyes Subclass: Elasmobranchii Division: Selachii Order ...
Scalloped hammerhead: decreasing Critically endangered [164] [165] [166] II (eff. Sept. 2014) Groundshark: Sphyrna mokarran: Great hammerhead: decreasing Critically Endangered [167] [168] II (eff. Sept. 2014) Groundshark: Sphyrna tiburo: Bonnethead shark: decreasing Endangered [167] [169] II Groundshark: Sphyrna tudes: Smalleye hammerhead ...
The great hammerhead shark is found in a variety of water depths such as shallow lagoons and coral reefs, and in deeper waters up to 984 feet. ... Critically Endangered. The scalloped hammerhead ...
Hammerhead sharks have 360-degree vision and is an exceptional hunter. The smooth hammerhead is listed as Vulnerable by the IUCN. ... They are listed as Endangered by the IUCN and are a priority ...
The streamlined body of the great hammerhead with the expanded cephalofoil is typical of the hammerhead sharks. Adults can be distinguished from the scalloped hammerhead and the smooth hammerhead by the shape of the cephalofoil, which has a nearly straight front margin (as opposed to arched), with prominent medial and lateral indentations. The ...
According to the International Shark Attack File, humans have been subject to just 17 documented attacks by hammerhead sharks in recent history, with no human fatalities attributed to the species. ...
An IUCN Red List critically endangered (CR or sometimes CE) species is one that has been categorized by the International Union for Conservation of Nature as facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild. [1] As of 2021, of the 120,372 species currently tracked by the IUCN, there are 8,404 species that are considered to be critically ...