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Sphyrna lewini (Griffith & Smith, 1834)

Scalloped hammerhead
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Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Hong Kong country information

Common names: 路易氏雙髻鯊, 路氏雙髻鯊, 雙髻鯊
Occurrence: native
Salinity: brackish
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: commercial | Ref: Lai, N.-W., 2023
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Sold in wet markets (Ref. 129440). Also Ref. 13562.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/hk.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Ni, I.-H. and K.-Y. Kwok, 1999
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Klassifizierung / Names Namen | Synonyme | Catalog of Fishes(Gattung, Arten) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Elasmobranchii (Haie und Rochen) (sharks and rays) > Carcharhiniformes (Ground sharks) > Sphyrnidae (Hammerhead, bonnethead, or scoophead sharks)
Etymology: Sphyrna: Probable misspelling of sphyra (Gr.), hammer, referring to their hammer-shaped heads. (See ETYFish);  lewini: Patronym not identified, perhaps in honor of John Lewin (1770-1819), who illustrated early volumes of Australian natural history (this shark was described from Australia) and may be the “Mr. Lewin” who illustrated the plates in Griffith and Smith’s book. (See ETYFish).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ökologie

seewasser; brackwasser; ozeanodrom (Ref. 51243); tiefenbereich 0 - 1043 m (Ref. 89972), usually 0 - 25 m (Ref. 26999).   Tropical; 46°N - 39°S, 180°W - 180°E

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