Smooth Hammerhead

Overview

The most wide-ranging hammerhead, distinguished from the scalloped by a smooth, arched front margin on the cephalofoil. Found in temperate and tropical seas globally. Vulnerable due to the fin trade.

Habitat

The shark prefers continental and insular shelves, from close inshore to well offshore in waters 0 to 95.6 ft [0 to 20 m] deep, and sometimes deeper.

Distribution

World-wide in tropical and temperate waters.

Behavior

Young sharks less than 4.9 ft [1.5 m] in length sometimes occur in huge migrating schools.