- Scalloped bonnethead
Taxobox
name = Scalloped bonnethead
status = NT | status_system = IUCN3.1
trend =
regnum =Animal ia
phylum = Chordata
classis =Chondrichthyes
subclassis =Elasmobranchii
ordo =Carcharhiniformes
familia =Carcharhinidae
genus = "Sphyrna"
species = "S. corona"
binomial = "Sphyrna corona"
binomial_authority = Springer, 1940The scalloped bonnethead, "Sphyrna corona", is a
shark of the familyCarcharhinidae , found intropical waters of the easternPacific Ocean between latitudes 30° N and 18° S. Its length is up to about 92 cm.The scalloped bonnethead is found on the
continental shelf , presumably inshore. It isviviparous , presumably with 2 young per litter. Probably the smallest species of hammerhead.References
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