Description: fifth gill slit shorter
than 4 preceeding ones and located posterior
to pectoral fin base; flattened head
extending to hammer-like lobes on each side;
distinct indentation of the front margin of
the head at its midpoint; second dorsal fin
longer than tail; gray-brown to olive in
color with white underbelly; teeth
smooth-edged; pectoral fins tipped with
black on the undersurface; tips of first and
second dorsal lobes and caudal also may have
dusky tips; pelvic fin with nearly straight
hind margin.
Similar Fish: other hammerhead
sharks.
Where found: both OFFSHORE and
INSHORE.
Size: common to 6 feet and can reach
14 feet.
*Florida Record: n/a
Remarks: predatory fish, feeding
mainly on fish, squid, and stingrays; male
matures at about 6 feet in length.
* The Florida records quoted are from
the Department of Environmental Protection's
printed publication, Fishing Lines and are
not necessarily the most current ones. The
records are provided as only as a benchmark.
