swap_horiz Scalloped bonnethead Alternatives

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Great hammerhead

The great hammerhead is the largest species of hammerhead shark, belonging to the family Sphyrnidae. Found in tropical a...

Hammerhead Large Tropical Extant

9.2 Excellent

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Scalloped hammerhead

The scalloped hammerhead (Sphyrna lewini) is a large species of hammerhead shark in the family Sphyrnidae found in warm,...

Hammerhead Pelagic Schooling Extant

9.0 Excellent

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Bonnethead

The bonnethead (Sphyrna tiburo) is the smallest species of hammerhead shark, inhabiting coastal waters of the Americas....

Small Coastal Hammerhead Extant

8.4 Great

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Smooth hammerhead

The smooth hammerhead (Sphyrna zygaena) is a large species of hammerhead shark belonging to the family Sphyrnidae. It is...

Coastal Hammerhead Temperate Extant

8.2 Great

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Leopard shark

The leopard shark (Triakis semifasciata) is a small species of houndshark in the family Triakidae, native to the Pacific...

Coastal Pacific Extant Triakidae

8.2 Great

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Winghead shark

The winghead shark (Eusphyra blochii) is a species of hammerhead shark found in the shallow coastal waters of the Indo-W...

Hammerhead Extant Indo Pacific Sphyrnidae

8.1 Great

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Horn shark

The horn shark (Heterodontus francisci) is a small species of bullhead shark native to the coastal waters of the eastern...

Pacific Extant Benthic Heterodontidae

7.8 Good

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Pacific angelshark

The Pacific angelshark, scientifically named Squatina californica, is a species of shark belonging to the family Squatin...

Pacific Extant Benthic Squatinidae

7.4 Good

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Swellshark

The swellshark, scientifically known as Cephaloscyllium ventriosum, is a species of catshark found in the eastern Pacifi...

Pacific Extant Scyliorhinidae Catshark

7.4 Good

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Sharpnose sevengill shark

The sharpnose sevengill shark, Heptranchias perlo, is a deepwater cow shark in the family Hexanchidae and the only livin...

Small Extant Deepwater Hexanchidae

7.1 Good

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Smalleye hammerhead

The smalleye hammerhead, Sphyrna tudes, is a relatively small hammerhead shark found in shallow coastal waters of the we...

Coastal Hammerhead Atlantic Extant

7.0 Good

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Atlantic sharpnose shark

The Atlantic sharpnose shark (Rhizoprionodon terraenovae) is a small requiem shark in the family Carcharhinidae, describ...

Small Atlantic Extant Carcharhinidae

6.7 Fair

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Milk shark

Milk shark is the common name for Rhizoprionodon acutus, a requiem shark in the family Carcharhinidae. The species is a...

Small Tropical Requiem Extant

6.6 Fair

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Rhizoprionodon acutus

Rhizoprionodon acutus is the milk shark, a species of requiem shark in the family Carcharhinidae. It is associated with...

Small Tropical Extant Carcharhinidae

6.6 Fair

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Scoophead

The scoophead is a small hammerhead shark, scientifically known as Sphyrna media. Its range includes the western Atlanti...

Small Hammerhead Tropical Extant

6.6 Fair

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Little gulper shark

The little gulper shark is the deepwater dogfish Centrophorus uyato, a member of the family Centrophoridae. It inhabits...

Small Extant Deepwater Centrophoridae

6.6 Fair

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Striped smoothhound

The striped smoothhound is a houndshark of the family Triakidae found in the southwestern Atlantic. Its recorded range e...

Coastal Pacific Extant Triakidae

6.3 Fair

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Brown smoothhound

The brown smoothhound (Mustelus henlei) is a small demersal houndshark in the family Triakidae. It inhabits shallow coas...

Coastal Pacific Extant Triakidae

6.2 Fair

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Pacific sharpnose shark

The Pacific sharpnose shark is a small requiem shark of the eastern Pacific Ocean. It has been recorded in Mexican artis...

Small Pacific Extant Carcharhinidae

5.9 Mediocre

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Whitefin hammerhead

Whitefin hammerhead is a common name associated with a disputed West African hammerhead shark taxon. The name has been l...

Hammerhead Rare Atlantic Extant

4.7 Poor