General information |
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| Sphyrna lewini (Griffith & Smith, 1834) | ||
| Common name | Scalloped hammerhead | |
| Synonyms |
Carcharhinus macki (Phillipps, 1935) Zygaena lewini Griffith & Smith, 1834 Sphyrna leweni (Griffith & Smith, 1834) Zygaena indica van Hasselt, 1823 Cestracion leeuwenii Day, 1865 Zygaena erythraea Klunzinger, 1871 Cestracion oceanica Garman, 1913 |
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| IUCN Red List status (2014) | Endangered (EN) |
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| Habitat | Saltwater |
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| Systematics |
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Chondrichthyes; Elasmobranchii; Galeomorphii; Galeoidea; Carcharhiniformes; Sphyrnidae. |
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| Geographical distribution | India; China; Japan; Indonesia; Bangladesh; Malaysia; Sri Lanka; Pakistan; Philippines; Singapore; Thailand; Taiwan; South Korea; Maldives; Vietnam; Saudi Arabia; Israel; Iran; Egypt; Myanmar; Jordan; Oman; Yemen; Hong Kong; Cambodia; Macau; Brunei; Turkey; Australia; Papua New Guinea; South Africa; Tanzania; Madagascar; Algeria; Angola; Somalia; Kenya; Morocco; Nigeria; Namibia; Cameroon; Mozambique; Ghana; Mauritania; Sudan; Ivory Coast; Eritrea; Liberia; Senegal; Guinea; Sierra Leone; France; Spain; Portugal; Italy; USA; Mexico; American Soma; Brazil; Argentina; Colombia; Venezuela; Chile; Ecuador; Uruguay; Guyana; Suriname; French Guiana; Hawaii; Panama; Cuba; Jamaica; Puerto Rico; Costa Rica; Nicaragua; Haiti; Dominican Republic; Guatemala; Honduras; Fiji; French Polynesia; Guam; Micronesia; New Caledonia; Samoa; Tonga; Anguilla; Antigua and Barbuda; Aruba; Bahamas; Barbados; Belize; Bermuda; British Virgin Islands; Cayman Islands; Curaçao Island; El Salvador; Grenada; Guadeloupe; Martinique; Montserrat; Saint Kitts and Nevis; Saint Lucia; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; Trinidad and Tobago; Turks and Caicos Islands; Virgin Islands (USA); Gibraltar; Monaco; Benin; Cape Verde; Democratic Republic of the Congo; Republic of the Congo; Djibouti; Equatorial Guinea; Gabon; Gambia; Mauritius; Sao Tome and Principe; Seychelles; Togo; Western Sahara |
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| Occurrence | Native: India, China, Japan, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Taiwan, South Korea, Maldives, Vietnam, Saudi Arabia, Israel, Iran, Egypt, Myanmar, Jordan, Oman, Yemen, Hong Kong, Cambodia, Macau, Brunei, Australia, Papua New Guinea, South Africa, Tanzania, Madagascar, Algeria, Angola, Somalia, Kenya, Morocco, Nigeria, Namibia, Cameroon, Mozambique, Ghana, Mauritania, Sudan, Ivory Coast, Eritrea, Liberia, Senegal, Guinea, Sierra Leone, France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, USA, Mexico, American Soma, Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, Venezuela, Chile, Ecuador, Uruguay, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Hawaii, Panama, Cuba, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Honduras, Fiji, French Polynesia, Guam, Micronesia, New Caledonia, Samoa, Tonga, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Curaçao Island, El Salvador, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Montserrat, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, Virgin Islands (USA), Gibraltar, Monaco, Benin, Cape Verde, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Mauritius, Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, Togo, Western Sahara Questionable: Turkey |
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| Importance | Food/Sports |
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| Remarks | Nil |
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Karyological information |
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| Geographical area of study | Ogasawara, Tokyo | |
| Source of chromosomes | Tissue culture |
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| Number of specimens with sex | Not reported |
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| Diploid chromosome number | 86 |
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| Karyotype formula | 20M-SM+66ST-A |
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| Fundamental arm number | 106 |
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| Chromosome length | 0.8 to 5.8 |
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| Sex chromosome | Not reported |
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| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH | Not reported |
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| Reference(s) |
Asahida T, Ida H, Hayashizaki K (1995). Karyotypes and cellular content of some sharks in the order Carcharhiniformes. Japanese Journal of Ichthyology, 42(1): 21-26. |
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