Great hammerhead Sphyrna mokarran on the ocean floor near the Bihimi islands, Bahamas, Caribbean. Photo: Joost van Uffelen / WWF
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Identifying the
dorsal fin
- Tall and slender fin
- Elongated and pointed at the apex
STATUS AND RANGE
The Great Hammerhead Shark Sphyrna mokarran is listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ and in CITES Appendix II.
Information has been adapted from Abercrombie and Hernandez (2017). Identifying shark fins: implementing and enforcing CITES. Abercrombie & Fish.
