Whitefin hammerhead (Sphyrna couardi)

Scientific name: Sphyrna couardi Cadenat, 1951

Whitefin hammerhead (Sphyrna couardi)

The Whitefin hammerhead (Sphyrna couardi) is a marine fish of the family Sphyrnidae. Native range: Eastern Atlantic, Senegal to Congo. Not in Compagno's 1999 checklist.

Biology

A coastal-pelagic shark. Feeds on fishes, especially bony fishes, and also benthic and epibenthic cephalopods. Viviparous, with 24 to 28 young in a litter. Size at birth about 30 to 32 cm.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Sphyrna couardi
Family
Sphyrnidae (Hammerhead / bonnethead / scoophead sharks)
Order
Carcharhiniformes (Ground sharks)
Class
Elasmobranchii (Sharks and Rays)
Maximum length
300
Environment
Marine; benthopelagic
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Eastern Atlantic: Senegal to Congo. Not in Compagno's 1999 checklist.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Traumatogenic
Uses
Fisheries: subsistence fisheries
Resilience
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Fec=24)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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