Scoophead: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the scoophead lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Sphyrna media
Group	Sharks
Status	Critically endangered (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	South America
Class	Cartilaginous fish
Order	Carcharhiniformes
Family	Sphyrnidae

Where does the scoophead live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the scoophead in 1 country or territory across South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Brazil.

Colombia

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the scoophead endangered?

The scoophead’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Critically endangered” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the scoophead?

The scoophead (Sphyrna media) is a cartilaginous fish in the order Carcharhiniformes and the family Sphyrnidae, genus Sphyrna. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the scoophead

The scoophead (Sphyrna media) is a little-known species of hammerhead shark, part of the family Sphyrnidae. It inhabits the tropical waters of the western Atlantic Ocean, from Panama to southern Brazil, and in the eastern Pacific Ocean from the Gulf of California to Ecuador, and probably northern Peru, as well. It is found in shallow, inshore habitats.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Scoophead (revision 1355300564), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1069185 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).