Winghead Shark and Similar Species
Eusphyra blochii
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Scalloped Hammerhead
Sphyrna lewini
Key differences: The Scalloped Hammerhead has a less extreme cephalofoil width, and its anterior margin is distinctly scalloped or indented in the middle. Its nostrils are located further from the midline than in E. blochii.
Great Hammerhead
Sphyrna mokarran
Key differences: The Great Hammerhead is much larger, has a very broad but less proportionally wide cephalofoil than E. blochii, and its anterior margin is nearly straight with a distinct median indentation. Its first dorsal fin is notably taller and more falcate.
Smooth Hammerhead
Sphyrna zygaena
Key differences: The Smooth Hammerhead has a smoothly arched anterior margin of the cephalofoil without any indentations. Its cephalofoil is not as proportionally wide as that of E. blochii.
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