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 05/2025

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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;