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Smalleye Hammerhead

Sphyrna tudes

Classification

The smalleye hammerhead (Sphyrna tudes), also called the golden hammerhead or curry shark, is a small species of hammerhead shark in the family Sphyrnidae. This species was historically common in the shallow coastal waters of the western Atlantic Ocean, from Venezuela to Uruguay. It favors muddy habitats with poor visibility, reflected by its relatively small eyes.

Distribution

(c) Compagno, L.J.V., 1984 FAO species catalogue. Vol. 4. Sharks of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date. Part 2 - Carcharhiniformes. and manimalworld.net, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC-BY-SA
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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Brazil · 6