bonnethead

Examples

• All

• DIAGRAM: Figure 148. Total number of bonnethead, Sphyrna tiburo, tagged and recaptured by year in the NMFS Cooperative Shark Tagging Program, from 1962 to 1993.

  Academic text (1998)

• The bonnethead shark, Sphyrna tiburo, was the species captured second most often in the small coastal group and overall was the third most encountered species.

  Academic text (1999)

• These 8, in order of abundance by weight, were blacknose, Atlantic sharpnose, blacktip, finetooth, scalloped hammerhead, bonnethead, spinner, and great hammerhead.

  Academic text (1997)

• Researchers discovered that the bonnethead is unique among sharks for its ability to consume both plants and animals.

• Diving in the estuary, we spotted a small bonnethead shark gliding gracefully through the clear water.

Synonyms

S

shovelhead

vsbonnethead

• Specialized

1 8.9

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

is the standard common name rather than this variant

B

bonnet shark

vsbonnethead

• Specialized

8.1

A small harmless hammerhead shark that lives in shallow bays and river mouths

is the more widely used common name in everyday speech

S

Sphyrna tiburo

vsbonnethead

• Specialized

9.9

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

is the ordinary English name rather than the scientific label

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology