Scalloped hammerhead shark

 

Scientific name : Sphyrna lewini

 

Family : Sphyrnidae
Size : Up to 360 cm
Distribution : Circumtropical, Indo-Pacific, Atlantic

 

Biology : It lives alone or in schools in search of fish, cephalopods or crustaceans on which it feeds. It is the most common hammerhead shark. It is a viviparous species (the embryo grows inside the female’s belly). It gives birth to 15 to 30 young.

 

IUCN status : Critically endangered