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List of hammerhead sharks

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This is a list of hammerhead sharks.

Sphyrna

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Name Binomial Name Status Distribution
Bonnethead Sphyrna tiburo LR/lc Northern South American coast, Gulf of Mexico, Southern California coast
Great hammerhead Sphyrna mokarran EN Tropical and subtropical coasts
Scalloped bonnethead Sphyrna corona NT California and Northwest South American coasts
Scalloped hammerhead Sphyrna lewini EN Tropical and subtropical coasts worldwide
Carolina hammerhead Sphyrna gilberti ? western Atlantic Ocean
Scoophead Sphyrna media DD California and northern South American coast
Smalleye hammerhead Sphyrna tudes VU eastern South American coast
Smooth hammerhead Sphyrna zygaena VU worldwide subtropical coasts, southern South America, Australia and New Zealand coast
Whitefin hammerhead Sphyrna couardi DD western Spain coast, west African coast

Eusphyra

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Name Binomial_Name Status Distribution
Winghead shark Eusphyra blochii LC/nt Southeast Asian coasts

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