Great Hammerhead Shark (species: Sphyrna mokarran) in Lizard Island Field Guide (Lizard Island Field Guide)
Sphyrna mokarran
Great Hammerhead Shark


©Josh Hallett

©Ellie Shuetrim and Alex Heath: This may be a Great Hammerhead Shark seen at the Cod Hole on the Great Barrier Reef.
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Elasmobranchii
Order Carcharhiniformes
Family Sphyrnidae
Genus Sphyrna
Species Sphyrna mokarran

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Distinguishing features

This hammerhead shark has the front of the head smoothly curved, without indentations. It is solitary and oceanic (Allen et al, 2003)

Size

  • Up to 420 cm (Length of specimen)

Depth range

  • Depth range data is not yet available.

Synonyms

Similar taxa

Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

Local abundance

  • Lizard Island: No records of this species from Lizard Island

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Danger

  • unspecified - This shark is considered dangerous (Allen et al, 2003).