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Sphyrna couardi Cadenat, 1951

Whitefin hammerhead
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Gabon country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/gb.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Compagno, L.J.V., 1984
National Database:

Common names from other countries

白鳍双髻鲨, قِرش مِطرقة جناح أبيض, Requin-marteau aile blanche, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Elasmobranchii (sharks and rays) > Carcharhiniformes (Ground sharks) > Sphyrnidae (Hammerhead, bonnethead, or scoophead sharks)
Etymology: Sphyrna: Probable misspelling of sphyra (Gr.), hammer, referring to their hammer-shaped heads. (See ETYFish).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; benthopelagic.   Tropical; 17°N - 5°S, 19°W - 13°E

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