Bronze hammerhead shark - Sphyrna mokarran (Rüppell, 1837)
Quick facts
| Threat status Europe | Data Deficient (IUCN) |
|---|---|
| Protected by | 2 international agreements |
Distribution
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Threat and conservation status
IUCN Red List status of threatened species
The IUCN Red List threat status assesses the risk of extinction.
World
Endangered
Europe
Data Deficient
EU
Not evaluated
EU conservation status
The EU conservation status is assessed for species mentioned in the EU Habitats Directive annexes. The EU Habitats Directive does not cover this species.
Legal status
Mentioned in the following international legal instruments and agreements
| Legal text | Annex | Conditions | More information |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memorandum of understanding on the conservation of migratory sharks - under Bonn Convention (Sharks MOU) | (Sphyrna lewini) | http://www.cms.int/sharks/en | |
| Barcelona Convention Protocol concerning Specially Protected Areas and Biological Diversity in the Mediterranean (SPA/BD Protocol) | (Sphyrna lewini) |
http://rac-spa.org/protocol
http://rac-spa.org/sites/def...sion_ig_19_12_en.pdf |
Common names and synonyms
Common Name
 |
Language
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Reference
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|---|---|---|
| Bronze hammerhead shark | English | Fishbase |
| Cachona | Spanish | Fishbase |
| Cachona grande | Spanish | Fishbase |
| Cornúa | Spanish | Fishbase |
| Cornuda común | Spanish | Fishbase |
| Cornuda gigante | Spanish | Fishbase |
| Cornuda negra | Spanish | Fishbase |
| Cornudo | Spanish | Fishbase |
| gebuchteter Hammerhai | English | Fishbase |
| Glowomlot olbrzymi | Polish | Fishbase |
| Glowomlot tropikalny | Polish | Fishbase |
| Grand requin-marteau | French | Fishbase |
| Grande squalo martello | Italian | Fishbase |
| Great hammerhead | English | Fishbase |
| Großer Hammerhai | German | Fishbase |
| Isovasarahai | Finnish | Fishbase |
| Kampavasarahai | Finnish | Fishbase |
| Kurazza | Maltese | Fishbase |
| Martillo | Spanish | Fishbase |
| Pez martillo | Spanish | Fishbase |
| Pez martillo gigante | Spanish | Fishbase |
| Requin-marteau halicorne | French | Fishbase |
| Scalloped hammerhead | English | Fishbase |
| Southern hammerhead shark | English | Fishbase |
| Squat-headed hammerhead shark | English | Fishbase |
| Tiburón martillo | Spanish | Fishbase |
| Tollo cruz | Spanish | Fishbase |
| Tubarão-martelo-gigante | Portuguese | Fishbase |
| Tubarão-martelo-recortado | Portuguese | Fishbase |
| Tubarão-mona | Portuguese | Fishbase |
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Synonym
|
Author
|
|---|---|
| Sphyrna lewini | (Griffith & Smith, 1834) |
Other resources
| Fauna Europaea search | Fauna Europaea |
| GBIF | Global Biodiversity Information Facility |
| ITIS (Valid name) | Interagency Taxonomic Information System |
| NCBI search | National Center for Biotechnology Information |
| PESI (Accepted) | Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure |
| Wikipedia | Wikipedia |
| WoRMS | World Register of Marine Species |
