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Sphyrna mokarran (Hammerhead shark)
Genus species:
   Sphyrna mokarran
Common name:
   Hammerhead shark
Genus:
   Sphyrna
Family:
   Sphyrnidae
Suborder:
   -n/a-
Sphyrna mokarran (Hammerhead shark)
Genus species:
   Sphyrna mokarran
Common name:
   Hammerhead shark
Genus:
   Sphyrna
Family:
   Sphyrnidae
Suborder:
   -n/a-
Sphyrna mokarran (Hammerhead shark)
Genus species:
   Sphyrna mokarran
Common name:
   Hammerhead shark
Genus:
   Sphyrna
Family:
   Sphyrnidae
Suborder:
   -n/a-

Family-Animalia: Sphyrnidae

The hammerhead sharks are a group of sharks that form the family Sphyrnidae, so named for the unusual and distinctive structure of their heads, which are flattened and laterally extended into a "hammer" shape called a cephalofoil. Most hammerhead species are placed in the genus Sphyrna, while the winghead shark is placed in its own genus, Eusphyra. Many, but not necessarily mutually exclusive, functions have been postulated for the cephalofoil, including sensory reception, manoeuvering, and prey manipulation. Hammerheads are found worldwide in warmer waters along coastlines and continental shelves. Unlike most sharks, some hammerhead species usually swim in schools during the day, becoming solitary hunters at night. Some of these schools can be found near Malpelo Island in Colombia, the Galápagos Islands in Ecuador, Cocos Island off Costa Rica, near Molokai in Hawaii, and off southern and eastern Africa.


Reference: Wikipedia

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