Sphyrna mokarran (Rüppell 1837)
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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.3803.1.1 |
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lsid:zoobank.org:pub:B22B642B-9987-41AB-8792-0F35D2EAD945 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5227567 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/02638790-0D6C-FFB9-FF31-3398FD60FF3C |
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Felipe |
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Sphyrna mokarran (Rüppell 1837) |
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Sphyrna mokarran (Rüppell 1837) View in CoL — Great Hammerhead
Justification: Listed as "occasional" by Clavijo et al. (1980:4); common Caribbean species often occurring inshore and around coral reefs.
Distribution: Circumtropical, Compagno (1984b) WA (FL, GOM, BA, GA, VI, LA, WC, nSA, sSA), EA, IWP, EP.
Remarks: An article in a local newspaper, dated 3 April 1982, included a photograph of a huge Great Hammerhead caught off Sandy Point that weighted 795 kg (1,753 lbs) and had a total length of 4.4 m (14 ft 6 in).
HEXANCHIDAE —cow sharks (1 species)
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