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Sphyrna lewini

Mangō Matareva

Scalloped Hammerhead Shark

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General Information

COMMON NAMES: Scalloped Hammerhead Shark; German Bogenstirn-Hammerhai; French Requin Manteau à Festons, Requin Halicorne

TRADITIONAL NAMES: Mangō Matareva (RR AK), Mango Iravaru / Mango Pouru-‘amara (MG), Mangō ‘Āmara (AT MT), Mangō Re‘a / Mangō ‘Āmara (MK), Mangō Hāmala (TS), Mangō Hāmara (TW), Maheihei Taringa (MH), Lāuiniu / Mangō Āmala (PK); Other Polynesian - Mao Taumata / Mao Hamara (TAH), Matake (MQA); COMMENT: Mangō 'Amara is a widespread name, it is a transliteration of the word "hammer".

GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: NATIVE ? - Cooks - Fr.Poly., Hawai‘i

COOK ISLANDS STATUS: Native; Uncommon S.Group and N.Group. PLUS:; Marine, pelagic/offshore

SIGNIFICANCE LIST: ; Injurous bite - serious

KEY FEATURES: To 3.3m TL.(RM91) [ 4.2cm - GBR]

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Cook Islands Distribution

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Southern Group: Present    Makatea:
RR 
MG
AT
MK
MT
AK
PL
TK
MN
+
P
++

Northern Group:
TN 
MH
RK
PK
NS
SW
+
P

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Scientific Taxonomy

Sphyrna lewini (Griffith and Smith, 1834)
SYNONYMS: Zygaena lewini [O]

TAXONOMY: ANIMALIA; CHORDATA; GNATHOSTOMATA (Jawed Vertebrates); PISCES; CHONDRICHTHYES; Carcharhiniformes; SPHYRNIDAE

Vouchers & References

Vouchers:
Rarotonga: 2m specimen off NW reef at 20m, ID uncertain (Sims88). Pukapuka: informant reports at NBSAP meeting, 2/2004.

References:
text p.36 Myers (1991 2nd Ed.) Fishes of Micronesia
plate -037d Myers (1991 2nd Ed.) Fishes of Micronesia
p.23 Randall et al. (1990) Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef....
p.40 Burgess et al. (1988) Atlas of Marine Aquarium Fishes (TFH)
plate 3-04 Lieske & Myers (1996) Coral Reef Fishes
plate 3-07 Allen (1997) Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia....
Species No. 7 Munro (1967) Fishes of New Guinea

Data Update History (information):
zTX, zB02, zM02, zD02

Web Resources

Citation Information

McCormack, Gerald (2007) Cook Islands Biodiversity Database, Version 2007.2. Cook Islands Natural Heritage Trust, Rarotonga. Online at http://cookislands.bishopmuseum.org. Copy citation to system clipboard
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