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Carolina hammerhead: Sphyrna gilberti? western Atlantic Ocean Scoophead: Sphyrna media: DD California and northern South American coast Smalleye hammerhead: Sphyrna tudes: VU eastern South American coast Smooth hammerhead: Sphyrna zygaena: VU worldwide subtropical coasts, southern South America, Australia and New Zealand coast Whitefin ...
Most hammerhead shark species are too small to inflict serious damage to humans. [8] Man carrying a hammerhead shark along a street in Mogadishu, Somalia. The great and the scalloped hammerheads are listed on the World Conservation Union's 2008 Red List as endangered, whereas the smalleye hammerhead is listed as vulnerable.
Download as PDF; Printable version; ... There are 44 species of shark found in the Red Sea. [1] This list is not exhaustive. ... Great hammerhead, Sphyrna ...
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. These sharks frequent coastal and tropical waters, as ...
Due to the difficulty in identifying the species involved, how many were caused by great hammerheads is uncertain. This shark has been confirmed to be responsible for only one (provoked) bite. [26] The great hammerhead is regularly caught both commercially and recreationally in the tropics, using longlines, fixed bottom nets, hook-and-line, and ...
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]
Two marine biologists share 10 shark facts for kids, as well as why shark attacks happen and why sharks are essential to human survival.
A mysterious shark that may count as the world’s largest predatory fish appears to be in decline off the U.S., prompting a rush to gather as much information as possible about the secretive ...