Sphyrna tiburo

(Linnaeus, 1758)


Bonnethead
Classification: Elasmobranchii Carcharhiniformes Sphyrnidae

Reference of the original description
Linné, C. (1758)
Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, regnum animale, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus differentiis synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Stockholm, Laurentii Salvii, 824pp.

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Synonyms / new combinations and misspellings
Cestracion tiburo, Cestracion (Zygaena) tiburo, Reniceps tiburo, Sphyrna aff. tiburo, Sphyrna cf. tiburo, Sphyrna tiburo tiburo , Sphyrna (Platysqualus) tiburo, Sphyrna (Platysqualus) tiburo tiburo, Sphyrnias tiburo, Squalus tiburio, Squalus tiburo, Zygaena tiburo

Types
Sphyrna tiburo
XXXX: No types known;


Description :


Citation: Sphyrna tiburo (Linnaeus, 1758): In: Database of modern sharks, rays and chimaeras, www.shark-references.com, World Wide Web electronic publication, Version 03/2024

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Sphyrna tiburo (Linnaeus, 1758), northern Gulf of Mexico © Bryan Huerta
Common names
spa Cabeza de pala, spa Cachona, spa Cachuda, spa Cazón cabeza de pala, spa Cornuda cabeza de pala, spa Cornuda de corona, spa Cornuda tiburo, spa Cornúa, spa Kleiner hammerhai, spa Pez martillo, spa Sarda cachona, spa Tiburón bonete del Pacífico, fra \(T\) Requin marteau tiburo, fra \(T\) Requin-marteau tiburo, eng Bonnet hammerhead, eng Bonnet shark, eng Bonnethead, eng Bonnethead shark, eng Bonnetnose shark, eng Shovelhead, por Cambeva-pata, por Cação, por Cação-chapéu, por Cação-martelo, por Cação-panã, por Cação-pata, por Cação-rodela, por Cação-rudela, por Chapéu-armado, por Martelo, por Pata, por Peixe-martelo, por Rodela, por Rudela, por Tubarão panã

Short Description
Front of head semicircular in outline. No other hammerhead has front of head in semicircle. [17659].

Distribution
Western Atlantic: North Carolina, USA to southern Brazil, including Cuba and the Bahamas. Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico; rare in Bermuda [17659]. Eastern Pacific: southern California, USA to Ecuador. Source: www.gbif.org

Human uses
fisheries: commercial; gamefish: yes

Biology
Viviparous, placental [733], with 6 to 9 young per litter. Size at birth about 35 to 40 cm.

Size / Weight / Age
150 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 5217)); max. published weight: 10.8 kg (Ref. 40637); max. reported age: 12 years [5801]

Habitat
reef-associated; brackish; marine; depth range 10 - 80 m [517], usually 10 - 25 m (Ref. 9253)

Remarks
shark-references Species-ID=6589;

Parasites (arranged by Jürgen Pollerspöck)
Myxosporea
Monogenea
Cestoda
  • Dibothriorhynchus maccallumi Maccallum, 1921 [16352]
  • Hepatoxylon sp. [16352]
  • Phoreiobothrium tiburonis Cheung, Nigrelli & Ruggieri, 1982 [16291] [16205]
  • Prochristianella hispida (Linton, 1890) [17126]
  • Rhynchobothrium plicatum Linton, 1905 [17126]

Nematoda
  • Parascarophis galeata (Linton, 1905) [17126] [31368]
  • Parascarophis sphyrnae Campana-Rouget, 1955 [31368]

Copepoda
  • Eudactylina longispina Bere, 1936 [16589] [17867]
  • Perissopus dentatus Steenstrup & Lütken, 1861 [16589]