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title: "Scalloped Bonnethead"
description: "Sphyrna corona — Pesci. The scalloped bonnethead (Sphyrna corona) is a rare, little-known species of hammerhead shark in the family Sphyrnidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/scalloped-bonnethead
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Scalloped Bonnethead

> Sphyrna corona — Pesci. The scalloped bonnethead (Sphyrna corona) is a rare, little-known species of hammerhead shark in the family Sphyrnidae.

- Scientific name: *Sphyrna corona*
- Category: `fish` (Pesci)
- Habitats: `sea` (Mare e costa)
- iNaturalist observations: 5
- Wikidata: [Q289691](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q289691)
- iNaturalist taxon: [112958](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/112958)

## Names

- en: Scalloped Bonnethead
- de: Korona-Hammerhai
- es: Cornuda coronada
- fr: Requin-marteau cornu
- nl: Hamerkophamerhaai

## Summary

The scalloped bonnethead (Sphyrna corona) is a rare, little-known species of hammerhead shark in the family Sphyrnidae. Its other common names include the mallethead shark and the crown shark. It is found in tropical and subtropical waters in the eastern Pacific Ocean, from Mexico to Peru, and possibly as far north as the Gulf of California. It frequents inshore habitats over soft bottoms (mud, sand, and gravel) to a depth of 100 m, and also enters mangroves and estuaries.
Probably the smallest species of hammerhead shark, the scalloped bonnethead measures up to 92 centimetres (36 in) long. Its mallet-shaped head…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scalloped_bonnethead

## Photo

![Scalloped Bonnethead](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/scalloped-bonnethead/medium.jpg)

Photo: NMFS-PIRO Observer Program · Public domain · commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sphyrna_corona-zygaena_compare.jpg

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/scalloped-bonnethead?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).