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REQUIN-MARTEAU [6 records]

Record 1 2020-02-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fish
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

A fish of the family Sphyrnidae.

Key term(s)
  • bonnet-head shark
  • bonnet-head

French

Domaine(s)
  • Poissons
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Poisson de la famille des Sphyrnidae.

Spanish

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Record 2 2020-02-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fish
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

A fish of the family Sphyrnidae.

Key term(s)
  • scalloped hammer-head shark
  • scalloped hammer-head

French

Domaine(s)
  • Poissons
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Poisson de la famille des Sphyrnidae.

Spanish

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Record 3 2020-02-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fish
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

A fish of the family Sphyrnidae.

Key term(s)
  • smooth hammer-head shark
  • smooth hammer-head

French

Domaine(s)
  • Poissons
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Poisson de la famille des Sphyrnidae.

Spanish

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Record 4 2020-02-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fish
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

A fish of the family Sphyrnidae.

Key term(s)
  • great hammer-head shark
  • great hammer-head

French

Domaine(s)
  • Poissons
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Poisson de la famille des Sphyrnidae.

Spanish

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Record 5 2020-02-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fish
Universal entry(ies)
CONT

A fish of the family Sphyrnidae.

Key term(s)
  • Carolina hammer-head

French

Domaine(s)
  • Poissons
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
CONT

Sphyrna gilberti, nommée de la sorte en l’honneur de Carter Gilbert est une espèce à part entière, dont la seule distinction morphologique par rapport au requin-marteau halicorne est [...] dix vertèbres en moins. L’espèce est rare, mais il est difficile à ce jour de donner sa répartition géographique.

OBS

Poisson de la famille des Sphyrnidae.

Spanish

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Record 6 2016-03-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fish
Universal entry(ies)
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)
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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