Loggerhead
Scalloped hammerhead
Sphyrna lewini
Also called Cornuda común
- Grows to
- 4.3 m (14 ft)
- Group
- Shark or ray
- Family
- Sphyrnidae
Where to see it
Known from Egyptian Red Sea, Galápagos, Maldives and 4 more places.
- Egyptian Red SeaDaedalus, Brothers; liveaboardBest May to July. Possible from April and August to October.
- MaldivesHammerhead Point, RasdhooBest January to March. Possible in December and April.
- All year
- GalápagosDarwin and Wolf, by liveaboard
Also seen in Bay Islands, Hawaii, Pacific Costa Rica and Phuket and the Similans.
Source: GBIF and dive operators.
Often confused with
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