Smooth Hammerhead, Sphyrna zygaena Click to enlarge image
Smooth Hammerheads collected of northern Sydney in the beach meshing program. Image: Mark McGrouther
© Australian Museum

Fast Facts

  • Classification
    Genus
    Sphyrna
    Species
    zygaena
    Family
    Sphyrnidae
Smooth Hammerhead, Sphyrna zygaena
Smooth Hammerheads collected of northern Sydney in the beach meshing program. Image: Mark McGrouther
© Australian Museum

Juvenile Smooth Hammerheads collected off northern Sydney in the beach meshing program. The fish were being registered in the ichthyology wet lab at the Australian Museum, 8 April 2014.