Bonnethead
Sphyrna tiburo
- Group: Shark
- Typical depth: 10–80 m
- Max size: 1.5 m
- For divers: safe
- IUCN status: EN
The bonnethead carries a rounded, shovel shaped head and spends nights on shallow grass flats hunting crabs and other invertebrates before moving deeper by day. A small hammerhead reaching about 150 centimetres, it ranges over mud, sand and coral in inshore bays and estuaries, and its numbers have fallen to endangered levels.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Elasmobranchii › Carcharhiniformes › Sphyrnidae › Sphyrna
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 158517.
FAQ
- How deep does the Bonnethead live?
- The Bonnethead (Sphyrna tiburo) is typically found at 10–80 m.
- Is the Bonnethead dangerous to divers?
- The Bonnethead is harmless to divers.
- How big does the Bonnethead get?
- The Bonnethead grows to about 1.5 m.