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    Scalloped hammerhead

    Scalloped hammerhead

    Sphyrna lewini

    Sharks & Rays
    Critically Endangered

    The Scalloped hammerhead (Sphyrna lewini) is recorded at 40 diving areas across 29 countries, most often around Cocos Island, Sydney & New South Wales and KwaZulu-Natal.

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    Where to Find

    Recorded across 11 diving regions worldwide.

    Australasia
    Rowley ShoalsAustralia
    Rarely seen here
    Sydney & New South WalesAustralia
    Regularly seen here
    VictoriaAustralia
    Rarely seen here
    Grand LagoonNew Caledonia
    Rarely seen here
    Bay of IslandsNew Zealand
    Rarely seen here
    Caribbean
    AbacoBahamas
    Rarely seen here
    BiminiBahamas
    Occasionally seen here
    Salt Island & Cooper IslandBritish Virgin Islands
    Rarely seen here
    Virgin Gorda & AnegadaBritish Virgin Islands
    Rarely seen here
    Jardines de la ReinaCuba
    Rarely seen here
    Ocho RiosJamaica
    Rarely seen here
    Fajardo & East CoastPuerto Rico
    Rarely seen here
    TobagoTrinidad & Tobago
    Rarely seen here
    St. Thomas & St. JohnUS Virgin Islands
    Rarely seen here
    Central America
    Turneffe AtollBelize
    Rarely seen here
    Cocos IslandCosta Rica
    Regularly seen here
    Central & South Pacific
    Kimbe BayPapua New Guinea
    Rarely seen here
    East Asia
    Okinawa Main IslandJapan
    Rarely seen here

    Taxonomy

    KingdomAnimalia
    PhylumChordata
    ClassElasmobranchii
    OrderCarcharhiniformes
    FamilySphyrnidae
    GenusSphyrna

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