Sphyrna tudes (orignally Zygaena tudes Valenciennes 1822; 1.3m in length) is the extant smalleye hammerhead shark. Sphyrna has a tendency to inhabit coastal waters along the intertidal zone rather than the open ocean, as their prey item, invertebrates, fish, rays, small crustaceans and other benthic organisms hide in the sands and sediment along these zones.
Gestation is 10 months. Females produce 19 pups each year. The eyes and nares are further separated by the lateral expansion of nasals, prefrontals and postfrontals creating the cephalofoil. Compare to Isurus (above). |
