- Scoophead
Taxobox
name = Scoophead
status = DD | status_system = IUCN3.1
trend =
regnum =Animal ia
phylum = Chordata
classis =Chondrichthyes
subclassis =Elasmobranchii
ordo =Carcharhiniformes
familia =Carcharhinidae
genus = "Sphyrna"
species = "S. media"
binomial = "Sphyrna media"
binomial_authority = Springer, 1940The scoophead, "Sphyrna media", is a
hammerhead shark of the familyCarcharhinidae , found intropical waters of the westernAtlantic Ocean between latitudes 31° N and 34° S. Its length is up to about 1.5 m.The little-known scoophead is found in inshore areas over the
continental shelves . It isviviparous .Its flesh is utilized fresh for human consumption and for fishmeal.
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