Sphyrna corona

Springer, 1940


Scalloped bonnethead
Classification: Elasmobranchii Carcharhiniformes Sphyrnidae

Reference of the original description
Springer, S. (1940)
Three new sharks of the genus Sphyrna from the Pacific coast of tropical America. Stanford Ichthyological Bulletin, 1(5): 161–172

Synonyms / new combinations and misspellings
Sphyrna (Mesozygaena) corona, Sphyrna (Platysqualus) corona

Types
Sphyrna corona
Holotype: SU: 11882;


Description :


Citation: Sphyrna corona Springer, 1940: In: Database of modern sharks, rays and chimaeras, www.shark-references.com, World Wide Web electronic publication, Version 06/2023

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Sphyrna corona Springer, 1940, © FAO, www.fish-base.org
Common names
spa Cachona, spa Cornuda, spa Cornuda coronada, spa Cruceta, spa Martillo, spa Pez mertillo, spa Tiburón cabeza de paleta, fra \(T\) Requin marteau cornu, fra \(T\) Requin-marteau cornu, eng Hammerhead, eng Mallethead shark, eng Scalloped bonnethead, eng Scolloped bonnethead

Distribution
Eastern Pacific: southern Mexico to northern Peru, probably including the Gulf of California. Source: www.gbif.org

Human uses
fisheries: subsistence fisheries

Biology
Viviparous, placental [733].

Size / Weight / Age
92.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; [517])

Habitat
demersal; marine

Remarks
shark-references Species-ID=6567;