Critically Endangered - #28 Scalloped Hammerhead (Endangered species) 2021

The Scalloped Hammerhead also know as the Bronze, Kinky-headed, or Southern Hammerhead is a species of Hammerhead shark that can be found in warm, temperate, and tropical coastal waters all the world is currently listed as critically endangered.

Reasons for critically endangered status - Fishing (for fins)

Conservation efforts - Regulations have helped protect the population, but the sharks are still at risk from commercial fisheries.

Scalloped Hammerhead Facts - 

Science Name: Sphyrna lewini

Size:  1.5 - 2.5 m 

Weight: 29 - 80 kg

Native Locations: warm, temperate, and tropical coastal waters, worldwide

Lifespan: 30 years

Conservation status: Critically Endangered (CR)

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