First record of the smooth hammerhead shark (Sphyrna zygaena) in Saint Peter and Saint Paul Archipelago: range extension for the equatorial region
Author
Bezerra,Natalia
Macena,Bruno C.L.
Mendonça,Sibele A.
Bonfil,Ramón
Hazin,Fábio H.V.
Abstract
A smooth hammerhead shark (Sphyrna zygaena) was found in Saint Peter and Saint Paul Archipelago in May 2015. This is the first confirmed occurrence of a smooth hammerhead shark in an equatorial oceanic island and suggests a geographic range extension for the species.