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Bonnethead

Sphyrna tiburo (Linnaeus, 1758)

Status not recordedsharks and rays

The bonnethead (Sphyrna tiburo) is a species in the family Sphyrnidae, order Carcharhiniformes.

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Quick facts about the bonnethead

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the bonnethead live?

Not recorded

Is the bonnethead endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the bonnethead classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classElasmobranchii
  4. orderCarcharhiniformes
  5. familySphyrnidae
  6. genusSphyrna
  7. SpeciesSphyrna tiburo (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms Sphyrna tiburo tiburo, Squalus tiburo

Other names and names in other languages (5)
  • Bonnethead sharkEnglish
  • ShovelheadEnglish
  • cornuda de coronaSpanish
  • Requin marteau tiburoFrench
  • cornuda cabeza de palaSpanish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the bonnethead

Other species in the same genus Sphyrna.

Smalleye

Sphyrna tudes

SphyrnidaeNo free photo yet

Scoophead

Sphyrna media

SphyrnidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the bonnethead?

The bonnethead (Sphyrna tiburo) belongs to the family Sphyrnidae in the order Carcharhiniformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Bonnethead (Sphyrna tiburo). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/bonnethead

MLA

“Bonnethead (Sphyrna tiburo).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/bonnethead.

BibTeX
@misc{bonnethead_2026,
  title = {Bonnethead (Sphyrna tiburo)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/bonnethead},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}