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Crown shark

Sphyrna corona Springer, 1940

Status not recordedsharks and rays

The crown shark (Sphyrna corona) is a species in the family Sphyrnidae, order Carcharhiniformes.

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Quick facts about the crown shark

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 crown shark live?

Not recorded

Is the crown shark 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 crown shark classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classElasmobranchii
  4. orderCarcharhiniformes
  5. familySphyrnidae
  6. genusSphyrna
  7. SpeciesSphyrna corona Springer, 1940
Other names and names in other languages (12)
  • Mallethead sharkEnglish
  • Scalloped bonnetheadEnglish
  • Scolloped bonnetheadEnglish
  • kladivoun oblohlavýCzech
  • Korona-HammerhaiGerman
  • cornuda coronadaSpanish
  • kaarivasarahaiFinnish
  • Requin-marteau CornuFrench
  • Squalo martello minoreItalian
  • HamerkophamerhaaiDutch
  • Tubarão-martelo-coroadoPortuguese
  • Круглоголовая молот-рыбаRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the crown shark

Other species in the same genus Sphyrna.

Bonnethead

Sphyrna tiburo

SphyrnidaeNo free photo yet

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 crown shark?

The crown shark (Sphyrna corona) belongs to the family Sphyrnidae in the order Carcharhiniformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Crown shark (Sphyrna corona). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/crown-shark

MLA

“Crown shark (Sphyrna corona).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/crown-shark.

BibTeX
@misc{crown_shark_2026,
  title = {Crown shark (Sphyrna corona)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/crown-shark},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}