Educational resources on Great Hammerhead

Great Hammerhead or Sphyrna mokarran is listed on the IUCN Red list (1996) as Data Deficient . IUCN Profile of the Great Hammerhead

Academic web links for the Great Hammerhead.

Florida Museum of Natural History Ichthyology Department
The world record great hammerhead was caught off Sarasota, Florida (US) weighing 991 pounds (450 kg). The largest reported length of a great hammerhead is 20 feet (6.1 m).
www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/Gallery/Descript/GreatHammerhead/GHammerhead.html

edis.ifas.ufl.edu
Great hammerhead sharks posses a virtually straight anterior margin of the head with a deep central indentation. They have high second dorsal fins and the pelvic fins have curved
edis.ifas.ufl.edu/sg062

ADW: Sphyrna mokarran: Information
Great hammerhead sharks posses a virtually straight anterior margin of the head with a deep central indentation. They have high second dorsal fins and the pelvic fins have curved
animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Sphyrna_mokarran.html

Florida Museum of Natural History Ichthyology Department: Scalloped ...
The great hammerhead (S. mokarran) is distinguished by the T-shaped head that has an almost straight front edge as well as a notch in the center.
www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/Gallery/Descript/ScHammer/ScallopedHammerhead.html

Untitled Document [t3.pacific.edu]
Physical Description: The Great Hammerhead Shark is grey in color with an off-white underbelly. It's name comes from it's most striking feature, it's wide and thick head with eyes
t3.pacific.edu/pt3teams/2004/T0401970/HAMMERHEAD.htm

Florida Museum of Natural History Ichthyology Department
Biological Profile Great hammerhead (Sphyrna mokarran) illustration ©FAO courtesy Species Identification and Biodata
www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/Education/sharkkey/greathammerhead.html

Florida Museum of Natural History Ichthyology Department: Bonnethead
There are approximately 10 related species of hammerheads throughout tropical and temperate regions including the scalloped hammerhead (Sphyrna lewini), great hammerhead (Sphyrna
www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/Gallery/Descript/bonnethead/bonnethead.html

USF Ichthyology - Hammerhead Shark
...heads and widely spaced electrosensory pores (Kajiura and Holland, 2002), this species is expected to be an electrosensory specialist. Hammerhead Pictures : Great Hammerhead (
luna.cas.usf.edu/~motta/hammer.htm

Florida Museum of Natural History Ichthyology Department: Smooth ...
The great hammerhead (S. mokarran) is distinguished by the T-shaped head that has an almost straight front edge and a notch in the center. The scalloped hammerhead (S. lewini) is a
www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/Gallery/Descript/SmHammer/SmoothHammerhead.html

Can Of Worms Opens After Flagler Shark Catch
The great hammerhead might live up to 50 years. Carlson said the shark caught in Flagler Beach could have been 30 to 50 years old and capable of reproducing.
www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/sharks/InNews/flagler2007.html