Sphyrna couardi, Whitefin hammerhead : fisheries

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Sphyrna couardi Cadenat, 1951

Whitefin hammerhead
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Elasmobranchii (haaien en roggen) (sharks and rays) > Carcharhiniformes (Ground sharks) > Sphyrnidae (Hammerhead, bonnethead, or scoophead sharks)
Etymology: Sphyrna: Probable misspelling of sphyra (Gr.), hammer, referring to their hammer-shaped heads (See ETYFish).
Eponymy: Monsieur Couard was Director of shark fisheries off the coast of Senegal, the type locality. Unfortunately we can find nothing more about him. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.

Issue
Junior synonym of Sphyrna lewini (Griffith & Smith 1834) in Ref. 94083,106604. This page will be deleted.

Environment: milieu / Klimaatzone / Diepte / distribution range Ecologie

marien benthopelagisch. Tropical; 17°N - 5°S, 19°W - 13°E

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Eastern Atlantic: Senegal to Congo. Not in Compagno's 1999 checklist (Ref. 35766).

Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd

Maturiteit: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 300 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 244)

Biologie     Verklarende woordenlijst (bv. epibenthic)

A coastal-pelagic shark. Feeds on fishes, especially bony fishes, and also benthic and epibenthic cephalopods. Viviparous, with 24 to 28 young in a litter. Size at birth about 30 to 32 cm.

Levenscyclus en paargedrag Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven

Viviparous, placental (Ref. 50449).

Hoofdreferentie Upload uw referenties | Referenties | Coördinator : Compagno, Leonard J.V. | Medewerkers

Compagno, L.J.V., 1984. FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 4. Sharks of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date. Part 2 - Carcharhiniformes. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(4/2):251-655. Rome: FAO. (Ref. 244)

Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)


CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Gevaar voor de mens

  Traumatogenic





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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 24.4 - 28, mean 26.7 °C (based on 64 cells).
Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5006   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00347 (0.00153 - 0.00788), b=3.12 (2.93 - 3.31), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trofisch niveau (Ref. 69278):  4.5   ±0.54 se; based on food items.
Weerstandsvermogen (Ref. 120179):  laag, minimale populatieverdubbelingstijd 4,5-14 jaar (Fec=24).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Very high vulnerability (90 of 100). 🛈
Prijsklasse (Ref. 80766):   High.