swap_horiz Smooth hammerhead Alternatives

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Great white shark

The great white shark is a large lamnid species found in the coastal surface waters of all major oceans. It is notable f...

Coastal Apex Extant Mackerel

9.20 Excellent

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Great hammerhead

The largest hammerhead species, the great hammerhead belongs to the family Sphyrnidae and inhabits tropical and warm tem...

Hammerhead Large Tropical Extant

9.20 Excellent

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Bull shark

A stocky body and broad, blunt snout distinguish the bull shark from many more slender requiem sharks. Belonging to the...

Coastal Freshwater Requiem Extant

9.17 Excellent

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Scalloped hammerhead

The scalloped hammerhead, Sphyrna lewini, takes its name from the curved, indented front edge of its broad hammer-shaped...

Hammerhead Pelagic Schooling Extant

9.04 Excellent

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Basking shark

With a large mouth and long gill slits, the basking shark, Cetorhinus maximus, is adapted to filtering food from seawate...

Temperate Giant Extant Filter Feeder

8.82 Great

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Lemon shark

The lemon shark (Negaprion brevirostris) is a medium-to-large species of requiem shark belonging to the family Carcharhi...

Coastal Nursery Requiem Extant

8.74 Great

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Sand tiger shark

The sand tiger shark (Carcharias taurus), also known as the grey nurse shark, is a large coastal shark found in subtropi...

Coastal Temperate Extant Odontaspididae

8.48 Great

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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

8.38 Great

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Blue shark

The blue shark, scientifically known as Prionace glauca, is a species of requiem shark found in deep, pelagic waters aro...

Pelagic Temperate Requiem Extant

8.34 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

8.12 Great

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Broadnose sevengill shark

The broadnose sevengill shark (Notorynchus cepedianus) is the only extant member of its genus and part of the family Hex...

Coastal Temperate Extant Hexanchidae

8.02 Great

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Dusky shark

The dusky shark (Carcharhinus obscurus) is a large species of requiem shark found in tropical and warm-temperate waters...

Coastal Temperate Requiem Extant

7.46 Good

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Sandbar shark

The sandbar shark (Carcharhinus plumbeus) is a large coastal requiem shark found in subtropical and tropical waters arou...

Coastal Temperate Requiem Extant

7.38 Good

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Copper shark

The copper shark, scientifically named Carcharhinus brachyurus and commonly called the bronze whaler, is a large requiem...

Coastal Temperate Requiem Extant

7.22 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

7.02 Good

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Soupfin shark

The soupfin shark is Galeorhinus galeus, the same temperate houndshark also known as the tope shark. It was heavily fish...

Coastal Temperate Extant Triakidae

6.86 Fair

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Tope shark

The tope shark is Galeorhinus galeus, a temperate-water houndshark in the family Triakidae. It has a worldwide distribut...

Coastal Temperate Extant Triakidae

6.86 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

6.58 Fair

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Scalloped bonnethead

The scalloped bonnethead, Sphyrna corona, is a small hammerhead shark found in tropical and subtropical waters of the ea...

Small Hammerhead Pacific Extant

6.34 Fair

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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

4.72 Poor