A new hammerhead shark species from the western Atlantic Ocean

paperPublished on 26. August 2013

Sphyrna gilberti sp. nov., a new hammerhead shark (Carcharhiniformes, Sphyrnidae) from the western Atlantic Ocean

Joseph M. Quattro, William B. Driggers III, James M. Grady, Glenn F. Ulrich & Mark A. Roberts

ABSTRACT:

Sphyrna gilberti sp. nov. is described based on 54 specimens collected in the coastal waters of South Carolina, U.S.A. Morphologically, S. gilberti sp. nov. is separable from S. lewini (Griffith & Smith 1834) only in the number of precaudal vertebrae. Due to rarity of specimens and the highly migratory behavior of most sphyrnids, the range of S. gilberti sp. nov. is unknown.

Zootaxa 3702 (2): 159 – 178

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