The hammerhead sharks in Ceylon seas (Family Sphyrnidae)

The present study confirmed the previous listing of this species in the tropical seas around Ceylon (Misra 1947, Munro 1955). Photographs of the ventral surface of the head are shown in Fig. 1 and the distinguishing characteristics of the head are noted in the key to the species.

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Main Author: Goonewardene, T.P.
Format: article biblioteca
Language:English
Published: 1971
Subjects:Biology, hammerhead sharks, Sphyrnidae, taxonomy, Sri Lanka,
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1834/32601
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Summary:The present study confirmed the previous listing of this species in the tropical seas around Ceylon (Misra 1947, Munro 1955). Photographs of the ventral surface of the head are shown in Fig. 1 and the distinguishing characteristics of the head are noted in the key to the species.