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Clinton Duffy, license: CC BY-NC 4.0, source: iNaturalist
Superclass:
Chondrichthyes
Class:
Elasmobranchii
Order:
Carcharhiniformes
Family:
Sphyrnidae
Genus:
Sphyrna
Species:
zygaena
Common:
Smooth hammerhead
Climates:
Tropical
Temperate
Subtropical
Boreal
Waters:
Brackish water
Marine
Map of Known Habitats
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Regions:
Atlantic, Eastern Central
Atlantic, Northeast
Atlantic, Northwest
Atlantic, Southeast
Atlantic, Southwest
Atlantic, Western Central
Indian Ocean, Eastern
Indian Ocean, Western
Pacific, Eastern Central
Pacific, Northwest
Pacific, Southeast
Pacific, Southwest
Pacific, Western Central
Mediterranean and Black Sea
Fish, M. P., Mowbray, W. H. 1970. Sounds of Western North Atlantic Fishes, A Reference File of Biological Underwater Sounds. The Johns Hopkins Press, Baltimore, MD.
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