Where does the Scalloped Hammerhead live?
Sphyrna lewini has 27,130 records in 103 countries and territories, from 1839 to 2026. Most records come from United States.
- 27,130 records
- 103 places
- 108 years recorded
- Elasmobranchii class
AnimaliaChordataElasmobranchiiCarcharhiniformesSphyrnidaeSphyrna
When it is recorded
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Peak month: June. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 16,950 | |
| Australia | 3,753 | |
| Mexico | 1,495 | |
| Fiji | 936 | |
| Ecuador | 500 | |
| Puerto Rico | 444 | |
| Indonesia | 426 | |
| Colombia | 378 | |
| Cameroon | 339 | |
| Papua New Guinea | 306 | |
| Costa Rica | 142 | |
| Mozambique | 130 | |
| Brazil | 86 | |
| Egypt | 75 | |
| Madagascar | 72 | |
| Malaysia | 67 | |
| Bangladesh | 59 | |
| South Africa | 58 | |
| Taiwan | 56 | |
| India | 50 | |
| China | 43 | |
| Panama | 42 | |
| Nigeria | 40 | |
| Gabon | 36 | |
| Japan | 31 | |
| Guinea | 29 | |
| United States Minor Outlying Islands | 28 | |
| Ghana | 27 | |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 26 | |
| ZZ | 26 | |
| Seychelles | 25 | |
| Faroe Islands | 23 | |
| Philippines | 21 | |
| Sierra Leone | 20 | |
| Senegal | 18 | |
| United Kingdom | 17 | |
| Guinea-Bissau | 17 | |
| Guam | 16 | |
| Liberia | 16 | |
| Angola | 15 |
Showing the top 40 of 103 places.
Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.