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HAMMERHEADED SHARK [1 record]

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Record 1 2016-03-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fish
Universal entry(ies)
Sphyrnidae
Latin
DEF

Any of various medium-sized sharks that with the shovelhead constitute the family Sphyrnidae, have the eyes at the ends of lateral extensions of the flattened head, are active voracious fishes sometimes considered man-eaters, are widely distributed in warm seas.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Poissons
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
Sphyrnidae
Latin
DEF

Les Sphyrnidés, ou requins-marteaux, ont un aspect tout à fait particulier, dû à d'importantes expansions latérales du crâne, à l'extrémité desquelles sont situés les yeux et les narines.

Spanish

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