Smalleye hammerhead

The smalleye hammerhead or golden hammerhead, Sphyrna tudes, is a small subtropical hammerhead shark, family Sphyrnidae, native to coastal waters from Venezuela to Uruguay. The name "golden hammerhead" comes from its highly distinctive, bright metallic gold coloration, which was only documented by science in the 1980s. The color is derived from pigments obtained through the shark's diet. Frequently caught as by-catch at all stages of life, the sm... more

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