bonnet shark

Examples

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• Unlike larger hammerheads, the bonnet shark poses no threat to humans.

• Researchers tagged several bonnet sharks to monitor their movement patterns in coastal waters.

• The bonnet shark is often seen swimming above sandy bottoms in shallow bays.

• Have you ever seen a bonnet shark up close?

• The aquarium has a special exhibit featuring the rare bonnet shark, known for its distinctive head shape.

• During our trip to the coastal estuary, we spotted several bonnet sharks swimming near the shallow waters.

• The bonnet shark is often seen in bays where it hunts for small fish and crustaceans.

Synonyms

H

hammerhead

vsbonnet shark

6 4.5

A medium-sized shark with a wide flat head and eyes at each end

is smaller and harmless, living mainly in bays and estuaries rather than open seas

H

hammerhead shark

vsbonnet shark

2 4.1

A large shark with a head shaped like a hammer that lives in warm seas

is a small harmless bays species with a spade-shaped head rather than large sea species

S

shovelhead

vsbonnet shark

• Specialized

1 8.9

A small shark with a wide, flat head that lives in shallow bays where rivers meet the sea

is the more widely accepted name rather than this regional variant

S

Sphyrna tiburo

vsbonnet shark

• Specialized

9.9

A small harmless hammerhead shark called the bonnethead that lives in shallow bays

is the common everyday name rather than the scientific term

B

bonnethead

vsbonnet shark

• Specialized

9.0

A small shark with a short spade-shaped head that lives in shallow coastal waters

is an alternative common name differing only in wording

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology