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| Scientific Name | Sphyrna zygaena (Linnaeus, 1758) |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Mediterranean Sea and Atlantic [original: "Europa, America"]; localities include Spain; Marseille, France; Rome, Italy; Lesbos Island, Greece; Syria, Mediterranean Sea. |
| Synonym(s) | Cestracion zygaena, Sphyrna zyagena, Spyrna zygaena, Squalis pictus, Squalus carolinensis, Squalus malleus, Squalus zygaena, Zygaena malleus, Zygaena subarcuata, Zygaena vulgaris |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 5000mm or 196.9" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Widespread in temperate and tropical seas. Western Atlantic: Canada to the Virgin Islands; Brazil to Argentina. Eastern Atlantic: British Isles to Côte d"Ivoire, including the Mediterranean. Indo-Pacific: South Africa to Sri Lanka; southern Siberia to Viet Nam; southern Australia, New Zealand, and Hawaii. Eastern Pacific: northern California, USA to Chile. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Vulnerable , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2018. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Systema Naturae, Ed. X v. 1, pp 234. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
| Wishlists | Love this species? Click the heart to add it to your wish list. There is no wish to keep this species. |
| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:28.203.1503.8483 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 13:07 (species record created: 2021 Dec 26 03:49) |