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Sphyrna tiburo

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Bonnethead
Classification: Elasmobranchii Carcharhiniformes Sphyrnidae

Reference of the original description

Linné, C. (1758)
Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, regnum animale, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus differentiis synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Stockholm, Laurentii Salvii, 824pp.

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Synonyms / new combinations and misspellings
Cestracion tiburo, Cestracion (Zygaena) tiburo, Reniceps tiburo, Sphyrna aff. tiburo, Sphyrna cf. tiburo, Sphyrna tiburo tiburo , Sphyrna (Platysqualus) tiburo, Sphyrna (Platysqualus) tiburo tiburo, Sphyrnias tiburo, Squalus tiburio, Squalus tiburo, Zygaena tiburo

Types
Sphyrna tiburo
XXXX: No types known;

Description :

Citation: Sphyrna tiburo (Linnaeus, 1758): In: Database of modern sharks, rays and chimaeras, www.shark-references.com, World Wide Web electronic publication, Version 10/2024

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Sphyrna tiburo (Linnaeus, 1758), northern Gulf of Mexico © Bryan Huerta

Common names
spa

Cabeza de pala, spa

Cachona,

Cachuda,

Cazón cabeza de pala, spa

Cornuda cabeza de pala, spa

Cornuda de corona, spa

Cornuda tiburo, spa

Cornúa,

Kleiner hammerhai, spa

Pez martillo, spa

Sarda cachona, spa

Tiburón bonete del Pacífico, $fra $T$$ Requin marteau tiburo, $fra $T$$ Requin-marteau tiburo, eng

Bonnet hammerhead, eng

Bonnet shark, eng

Bonnethead, eng

Bonnethead shark, eng

Bonnetnose shark, eng

Shovelhead, por

Cambeva-pata, por

Cação,

Cação-chapéu, por

Cação-martelo, por

Cação-panã, por

Cação-pata, por

Cação-rodela, por

Cação-rudela, por

Chapéu-armado, por

Martelo,

Pata,

Peixe-martelo, por

Rodela,

Rudela,

Tubarão panã

Short Description
Front of head semicircular in outline. No other hammerhead has front of head in semicircle. [17659].

Distribution
Western Atlantic: North Carolina, USA to southern Brazil, including Cuba and the Bahamas. Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico; rare in Bermuda [17659]. Eastern Pacific: southern California, USA to Ecuador. Source: www.gbif.org

Human uses
fisheries: commercial; gamefish: yes

Biology
Viviparous, placental [733], with 6 to 9 young per litter. Size at birth about 35 to 40 cm.

Size / Weight / Age
150 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 5217)); max. published weight: 10.8 kg (Ref. 40637); max. reported age: 12 years [5801]

Habitat
reef-associated; brackish; marine; depth range 10 - 80 m [517], usually 10 - 25 m (Ref. 9253)

Remarks
shark-references Species-ID=6589;

Parasites (arranged by Jürgen Pollerspöck)
Myxosporea