“They are characterized by their laterally expanded, dorsoventrally compressed head or ‘cephalofoil’ and currently comprise nine named species.” The newly-described Sphyrna species is a small ...

According to a recent study, twenty-three shark specimens were tested to confirm that a separate species in the family ...

Upon first glance, their cephalofoil—the typical head protrusion characteristic of a hammerhead shark—resembles a shovel more so than a hammer, earning them the common name “shovelbill” as ...

They’re also the smallest of the hammerheads, sharing the characteristic lateral expansion of the head in a structure that’s known to science folk as the cephalofoil. The nickname "shovelheads ...