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Definition of Sphyrna zygaena

Sphyrna zygaena
Hammerhead Ham"mer*head`, n. 1. (Zo["o]l.) A shark of the genus Sphyrna or Zyg[ae]na, having the eyes set on projections from the sides of the head, which gives it a hammer shape. The Sphyrna zyg[ae]na is found in the North Atlantic. Called also hammer fish, and balance fish.

Meaning of Sphyrna zygaena from wikipedia

- (great hammerhead) Sphyrna tiburo (Linnaeus, 1758) (bonnethead) Sphyrna tudes (Valenciennes, 1822) (smalleye hammerhead) Sphyrna zygaena (Linnaeus, 1758)...
- The smooth hammerhead (Sphyrna zygaena) is a species of hammerhead shark, and part of the family Sphyrnidae. This species is named "smooth hammerhead"...
- A.; Pacoureau, N.; Romanov, E.; Sherley, R.B.; Winker, H. (2019). "Sphyrna zygaena". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T39388A2921825. doi:10...
- great hammerhead and the smooth hammerhead (S. zygaena) form a clade that is basal to all other Sphyrna species. These results also show that the first...
- hammerhead (Sphyrna lewini) is a species of hammerhead shark in the family Sphyrnidae. It was originally known as Zygaena lewini. The Gr**** word sphyrna translates...
- Squalus zygaena (a synonym of Sphyrna zygaena, the smooth hammerhead). French zoologist Georges Cuvier, as a brief footnote to the account of S. zygaena in...
- hammerhead Sphyrna zygaena VU worldwide subtropical coasts, southern South America, Australia and New Zealand coast Whitefin hammerhead Sphyrna couardi DD...
- A.; Pacoureau, N.; Romanov, E.; Sherley, R.B.; Winker, H. (2019). "Sphyrna zygaena". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T39388A2921825. doi:10...
- Observations of Feeding on Thresher (Alopias vulpinus) and Hammerhead (Sphyrna zygaena) Sharks by Killer Whales (Orcinus orca) Specialising on Elasmobranch...
- cuvier Prionace glauca Rhizoprionodon acutus Sphyrna lewini Sphyrna mokarran Sphyrna tudes Sphyrna zygaena Pristis pectinata Pristis pristis Torpedo marmorata...