Sphyrna couardi
Cadenat, 1951
Whitefin hammerhead
Classification: Elasmobranchii Carcharhiniformes Sphyrnidae
Reference of the original description
Initiations Africaines. III. Poissons de Mer du Sénégal. Institute Francais d'Afrique Noire. Initiations Africaines. III. Poissons de Mer du Sénégal, 1–345
Initiations Africaines. III. Poissons de Mer du Sénégal. Institute Francais d'Afrique Noire. Initiations Africaines. III. Poissons de Mer du Sénégal, 1–345
Description :
Citation: Sphyrna couardi Cadenat, 1951: In: Database of modern sharks, rays and chimaeras, www.shark-references.com, World Wide Web electronic publication, Version 12/2024
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Sphyrna couardi Cadenat, 1951, © FAO, www.fish-base.org
Sphyrna couardi Cadenat, 1951, © FAO, www.fish-base.org
Common names
Cornuda aliblanca, Requin marteau aile blanche, Requin-marteau aile blanche, Whitefin hammerhead
Cornuda aliblanca, Requin marteau aile blanche, Requin-marteau aile blanche, Whitefin hammerhead
Human uses
fisheries: subsistence fisheries
fisheries: subsistence fisheries
Biology
Viviparous, placental [733]. A coastal-pelagic shark. Feeds on fishes, especially bony fishes, and also benthic and epibenthic cephalopods.
Viviparous, placental [733]. A coastal-pelagic shark. Feeds on fishes, especially bony fishes, and also benthic and epibenthic cephalopods.
Habitat
benthopelagic; marine
benthopelagic; marine
Remarks
shark-references Species-ID=6568;
shark-references Species-ID=6568;