Sphyrna couardi
Cadenat, 1951
Whitefin hammerhead
Classification: Elasmobranchii Carcharhiniformes Sphyrnidae
Reference of the original description
Initiations Africaines. III. Poissons de Mer du Sénégal. Institute Francais d'Afrique Noire. Initiations Africaines. III. Poissons de Mer du Sénégal.: 1–345
Initiations Africaines. III. Poissons de Mer du Sénégal. Institute Francais d'Afrique Noire. Initiations Africaines. III. Poissons de Mer du Sénégal.: 1–345
Description :
Citation: Sphyrna couardi Cadenat, 1951: In: Database of modern sharks, rays and chimaeras, www.shark-references.com, World Wide Web electronic publication, Version 05/2024
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Sphyrna couardi Cadenat, 1951, © FAO, www.fish-base.org
Sphyrna couardi Cadenat, 1951, © FAO, www.fish-base.org
Common names
Cornuda aliblanca, Requin marteau aile blanche, Requin-marteau aile blanche, Whitefin hammerhead
Cornuda aliblanca, Requin marteau aile blanche, Requin-marteau aile blanche, Whitefin hammerhead
Human uses
fisheries: subsistence fisheries
fisheries: subsistence fisheries
Biology
Viviparous, placental [733]. A coastal-pelagic shark. Feeds on fishes, especially bony fishes, and also benthic and epibenthic cephalopods.
Viviparous, placental [733]. A coastal-pelagic shark. Feeds on fishes, especially bony fishes, and also benthic and epibenthic cephalopods.
Habitat
benthopelagic; marine
benthopelagic; marine
Remarks
shark-references Species-ID=6568;
shark-references Species-ID=6568;