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    Smooth hammerhead

    Smooth hammerhead

    Sphyrna zygaena

    Sharks & Rays
    Vulnerable

    The Smooth hammerhead (Sphyrna zygaena) is recorded at 21 diving areas across 14 countries, most often around Goat Island & Hauraki Gulf, Poor Knights Islands and Sydney & New South Wales.

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    Where to Find

    Recorded across 9 diving regions worldwide.

    Australasia
    South AustraliaAustralia
    Occasionally seen here
    Sydney & New South WalesAustralia
    Frequently seen here
    VictoriaAustralia
    Occasionally seen here
    Bay of IslandsNew Zealand
    Frequently seen here
    Goat Island & Hauraki GulfNew Zealand
    Frequently seen here
    Poor Knights IslandsNew Zealand
    Frequently seen here
    Caribbean
    BiminiBahamas
    Rarely seen here
    Central America
    Turneffe AtollBelize
    Rarely seen here
    East Asia
    Jeju IslandSouth Korea
    Rarely seen here
    Indian Ocean & East Africa
    LakshadweepIndia
    Rarely seen here
    Cape Town & Western CapeSouth Africa
    Rarely seen here
    KwaZulu-NatalSouth Africa
    Regularly seen here
    Sodwana BaySouth Africa
    Rarely seen here
    Zanzibar & PembaTanzania
    Rarely seen here

    Taxonomy

    KingdomAnimalia
    PhylumChordata
    ClassElasmobranchii
    OrderCarcharhiniformes
    FamilySphyrnidae
    GenusSphyrna

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