Smalleye Hammerhead
Sphyrna tudes
- Group: Shark
- Max size: 1.3 m
- For divers: safe
- IUCN status: CR
The smalleye hammerhead is a small inshore shark of muddy continental shelves, its young often stained a coppery gold. It eats small fishes, swimming crabs, squid and shrimp, and even newborn scalloped hammerheads, bearing litters of roughly six to nine pups.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Elasmobranchii › Carcharhiniformes › Sphyrnidae › Sphyrna
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 105818.
FAQ
- Is the Smalleye Hammerhead dangerous to divers?
- The Smalleye Hammerhead is harmless to divers.
- How big does the Smalleye Hammerhead get?
- The Smalleye Hammerhead grows to about 1.3 m.