Scalloped hammerhead

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Scalloped_hammerhead

GPTKB entity

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:species
gptkbp:behavior	forms large schools
gptkbp:class	gptkb:Chondrichthyes
gptkbp:color	gray-brown dorsally white ventrally
gptkbp:commonName	gptkb:scalloped_hammerhead gptkb:southern_hammerhead
gptkbp:conservationStatus	Critically Endangered
gptkbp:describedBy	gptkb:Edward_Griffith
gptkbp:describedYear	1834
gptkbp:diet	gptkb:fish crustaceans cephalopods
gptkbp:distinctiveFeature	scalloped-shaped cephalofoil
gptkbp:distribution	worldwide
gptkbp:eyeColor	located on ends of cephalofoil
gptkbp:family	gptkb:Sphyrnidae
gptkbp:firstDorsalFin	tall and curved
gptkbp:gestationPeriod	9-12 months
gptkbp:habitat	tropical and warm temperate seas
gptkbp:IUCNStatus	gptkb:CR
gptkbp:kingdom	gptkb:Animalia
gptkbp:length	2.5 meters
gptkbp:lifespan	20-30 years
gptkbp:litterSize	15-30 pups
gptkbp:maximumLength	4.3 meters
gptkbp:migratory	seasonal
gptkbp:notableFeature	indentations on front edge of head
gptkbp:notablePlace	gptkb:Cocos_Island gptkb:Galápagos_Islands gptkb:Malpelo_Island
gptkbp:order	gptkb:Carcharhiniformes
gptkbp:phylum	gptkb:Chordata
gptkbp:predators	orcas larger sharks
gptkbp:protectedBy	gptkb:CITES_Appendix_II
gptkbp:reproduction	viviparous
gptkbp:scientificName	gptkb:Sphyrna_lewini
gptkbp:secondDorsalFin	smaller
gptkbp:sexualMaturity	6-9 years
gptkbp:swimmingAbility	surface to 500 meters
gptkbp:tailLength	heterocercal
gptkbp:teeth	triangular and serrated
gptkbp:threats	overfishing bycatch finning
gptkbp:uses	gptkb:meat fishmeal fins for shark fin soup liver oil
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Hammerhead
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Scalloped hammerhead