Scalloped hammerhead  (Sphyrna lewini)

Facts

Also known as:bronze hammerhead shark and kidney-headed shark
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Chondrichthyes
Order Carcharhiniformes
Family Sphyrnidae
Genus Sphyrna (1)
Size Length: 370 – 430 cm (2)
Length at birth: 43 – 55 cm (3)
Maximum weight: 152 kg (3)

Status

The scalloped hammerhead is classified as Lower Risk – near threatened (LR/nt) on the IUCN Red List (1).