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| (Sphyrna mokarran) |
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| Other names: |
None. |
| To humans: |
Considered dangerous. |
| Distinctive markings: |
Wide large head (with bumps on nose) that looks like two sided hammer (mallet); round eye on each end of mallet; large tapered dorsal fin that leans to right; grayish brown body; lighter on bottom. |
| Size: |
10 feet (3.1m) to 20 feet (6.1m); 500 pounds (2300kg). |
| What they eat: |
Sharks; skates; stingrays; squid; octopus; fish (sardines, herring, tarpon, jacks, grouper, flatfish); crustaceans; other hammerhead sharks. |
| Where they live: |
Tropical waters; temperate waters; shallow water (shorelines to feed); deep water; drop offs; reefs; sand bottoms; migrates to cooler water in summer. |
| Teeth: |
Saw-like; triangular. |
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Human attack ranking: #6
According to the International Shark Attack Files the Hammerhead shark has been attributed with a total of 33 recorded attacks since 1580 with no deaths. |
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