Smalleye hammerhead: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the smalleye hammerhead lives – recorded in 2 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Sphyrna tudes
Group	Sharks
Status	Critically endangered (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	2 countries
Continents	South America
Class	Cartilaginous fish
Order	Carcharhiniformes
Family	Sphyrnidae

Where does the smalleye hammerhead live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the smalleye hammerhead in 2 countries and territories across South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Soure, Brazil.

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 smalleye hammerhead endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the smalleye hammerhead?

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

About the smalleye hammerhead

The smalleye hammerhead (Sphyrna tudes), also called the golden hammerhead or curry shark, is a small species of hammerhead shark in the family Sphyrnidae. This species was historically common in the shallow coastal waters of the western Atlantic Ocean, from Venezuela to Uruguay. It favors muddy habitats with poor visibility, reflected by its relatively small eyes. Adult males and juveniles are schooling and generally found apart from the solitary adult females. Typically reaching 1.2–1.3 m (3.9–4.3 ft) in length, this shark has a unique, bright golden color on its head, sides, and fins, which was only scientifically documented in the 1980s. As in all hammerheads, its head is flattened and laterally expanded into a hammer-shaped structure called the cephalofoil, which in this species is wide and long with an arched front margin bearing central and lateral indentations.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Smalleye hammerhead (revision 1354924038), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1150019 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).