Scalloped hammerhead

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
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
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Scalloped hammerhead
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