Sphyrna zygaena (Linnaeus, 1758)
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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4411.1 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5983204 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/735C87F1-8A7D-FF85-9BF6-FB215ADA8F78 |
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Plazi |
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Sphyrna zygaena (Linnaeus, 1758) |
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Sphyrna zygaena (Linnaeus, 1758)
Smooth Hammerhead
Squalus zygaena Linnaeus, 1758: 234 . Syntype: NRM LP 88 (see Fernholm & Wheeler, 1983). Type locality: Mediterranean Sea and Atlantic (incl. Spain, France, Italy, Greece, Syria).
Local synonymy: Sphyrna zygaena — Filewood, 1973: 2 (may occur in PNG); White et al., 2018: 190, figs (PNG). PNG voucher material: None.
Remarks: Mainly recorded from temperate regions but also found in some tropical regions. Confirmed from coastal fisheries catches in Milne Bay Province; molecular data supports the identification (S. Appleyard, unpubl. data).
No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.
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Sphyrna zygaena (Linnaeus, 1758)
| White, William T. & Ko’Ou, Alfred 2018 |
Squalus zygaena
| Linnaeus 1758: 234 |