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COMMON NAME: Hammerhead Sharks
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Sphyrnidae sp.
FAMILY: Sphyrnidae
LENGTH: 6.1m
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There are 9 species of “hammerhead” shark which
make up the family Sphyrnidae, the largest of which is the Great Hammerhead Sphyrna mokarran -
Named for the distinctive structure of their heads,
which are flattened and laterally extended into a
"hammer" shape called a cephalofoil
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