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Scientific Name Sphyrna media    Springer, 1940
Common Name
Type Locality Mazatlán, Sinaloa, western Mexico.
Synonym(s) Sphyrna nana
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Size 1500mm or 59.1" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution Western Atlantic: Panama to southern Brazil. Eastern Pacific: Gulf of California to Ecuador and probably northern Peru.
IUCN Red List Category
Critically Endangered
, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2019.
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Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Stanford Ichthyological Bulletin v. 1 (no. 5), pp 162, Fig. 3.
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Last Update 2025 Jan 01 13:07 (species record created: 2021 Dec 26 05:27)