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Great Hammerhead

Sphyrna mokarran

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Texas.January 1, February 1, March 1, April 2, May 1, June 1, July 1, August 1, September 1, October 1, November 1, December 1.
United States289
Texas11
South Carolina10
Australia10
North Carolina6
Queensland4
Western Australia4
Georgia3
Virginia3
Alabama2

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Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassCartilaginous Fishes · Chondrichthyes
OrderGround Sharks · Carcharhiniformes
FamilyHammerhead and Winghead Sharks · Sphyrnidae
GenusHammerhead Sharks · Sphyrna

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