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