Scalloped Hammerhead Shark
Sphyrna lewini
Sphyrnidaesharks4.3m / 14ftCritically Endangered
About Scalloped Hammerhead Shark.
Schooling hammerhead identified by scalloped front edge of head. Forms famous schools at Cocos, Galápagos, and Red Sea seamounts.
Where it lives.
Coastal pelagic, seamounts, cleaning stations
How it behaves.
Schools by day, hunts solo at night, shy of bubbles
Best time to see it.
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Where to see it.
Bajo Alcyone
Cocos Island
Barracuda Point
Sipadan Island
Cabilao Shark Point (Lighthouse)
Cabilao Island
Daedalus Reef (Abu el-Kizan)
Marsa Alam
Monad Shoal
Malapascua
Shark Ridge (Apo Reef)
Apo Reef Natural Park
Tubbataha South Atoll & Jessie Beazley
Tubbataha Reefs