Sphyrna media

Springer, 1940


Scoophead
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 cf. media, Sphyrna nana, Sphyrna (Mesozygaena) media, Sphyrna (Platysqualus) media

Types
Sphyrna media
Holotype: SU: 11583; Paratype: USNM: 28160;
Sphyrna nana
Holotype: MZUSP: 4304;


Description :


Citation: Sphyrna media 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 media Springer, 1940, © FAO, www.fish-base.org
Common names
spa Cachona, spa Cornuda, spa Cornuda cuchara, spa Martillo, spa Tiburón cabeza de pala, spa Tiburón martillo cuchara, fra \(T\) Requin marteau écope, fra \(T\) Requin-marteau écope, eng Scoophead, eng Scoophead shark, por Cambeva, por Cação-martelo

Distribution
Western Atlantic: Panama to southern Brazil. Eastern Pacific: Gulf of California to Ecuador and probably northern Peru. Source: www.gbif.org

Human uses
fisheries: minor commercial; price category: high; price reliability: questionable: based on ex-vessel price for species in this genus

Biology
Viviparous, placental [733].

Size / Weight / Age
150 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 5217))

Habitat
demersal; marine; depth range 8 - 8 m (Ref. 58018)

Remarks
shark-references Species-ID=6580;

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