Species FAO code: SPL

Sphyrna lewini

This species is endangered. To ensure its protection and conservation, specific rules apply to its trade and marketing in the European Union (Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97 of 9 December 1996 on the protection of species of wild fauna and flora).

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Commercial designations
Production methods and fishing gears
Species distribution and habitat
Species description

Commercial designations

Country	Commercial designations	Names accepted or permitted locally or regionally
Czech Republic	cs Kladivoun	–
Denmark	da Indo-pacifisk hammerhaj	–
France	fr requin-marteau halicorne	–
Portugal	pt Tubarão pt Tubarão-martelo	–
Slovakia	sk mlatkohlav tmavohrotý	–
Slovenia	sl valovitoglava kladvenica	–

Main production methods

Caught

Main fishing gears

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Sphyrna lewini (Griffith & Smith, 1834)

Habitat

Saltwater
Brackish water

FAO major fishing areas

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Sphyrna lewini (Griffith & Smith, 1834)

Scientific name

Sphyrna lewini

Author

(Griffith & Smith, 1834)

Rank

Species

FAO code

SPL

Morphological description

A large hammerhead with a notch at the center of head; 1st dorsal fin moderately high, 2nd dorsal and pelvic fins low (Ref. 5578). Front margin of head broadly arched with prominent median notch. Side wings of head narrow, rear margins swept backward (Ref. 26938). Uniform grey, grayish brown, or olivaceous above, shading to white below; pectoral fins tipped with grey or black ventrally (Ref. 13562).

Taxonomic classification

ClassElasmobranchii
- OrderCarcharhiniformes
  - FamilySphyrnidae
    - GenusSphyrna
      - SpeciesSphyrna lewini

Synonyms

Cestracion leeuwenii Day, 1865
Sphyrna diplana Springer, 1941
Zygaena erythraea Klunzinger, 1871
Sphyrna leweni (Griffith & Smith, 1834)
Zygaena indica van Hasselt, 1823
Cestracion oceanica Garman, 1913
Zygaena lewini Griffith & Smith, 1834

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Sphyrna lewini (Griffith & Smith, 1834)

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Sphyrna lewini

Commercial designations

Main production methods

Main fishing gears

Gillnets and similar nets

Hooks and lines

Trawls

Habitat

FAO major fishing areas

Area 21 - Atlantic, Northwest

Area 27 - Atlantic, Northeast

Area 31 - Atlantic, Western Central

Area 34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central

Area 37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea

Area 41 - Atlantic, Southwest

Area 47 - Atlantic, Southeast

Area 51 - Indian Ocean, Western

Area 57 - Indian Ocean, Eastern

Area 61 - Pacific, Northwest

Area 71 - Pacific, Western Central

Area 77 - Pacific, Eastern Central

Area 87 - Pacific, Southeast