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title: "Scoophead"
description: "Sphyrna media — Ryby. The scoophead (Sphyrna media) is a little-known species of hammerhead shark, part of the family Sphyrnidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/scoophead
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Scoophead

> Sphyrna media — Ryby. The scoophead (Sphyrna media) is a little-known species of hammerhead shark, part of the family Sphyrnidae.

- Scientific name: *Sphyrna media*
- Category: `fish` (Ryby)
- Habitats: `sea` (Morze i wybrzeże)
- iNaturalist observations: 3
- Wikidata: [Q1069185](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1069185)
- iNaturalist taxon: [112959](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/112959)

## Names

- en: Scoophead
- de: Löffelkopf-Hammerhai
- es: Cornuda cuchara
- fr: Requin-marteau écope
- nl: Schepkophamerhaai

## Summary

The scoophead (Sphyrna media) is a little-known species of hammerhead shark, part of the family Sphyrnidae. It inhabits the tropical waters of the western Atlantic Ocean, from Panama to southern Brazil, and in the eastern Pacific Ocean from the Gulf of California to Ecuador, and probably northern Peru, as well. It is found in shallow, inshore habitats.
One of the smaller hammerheads, the scoophead measures 150 cm long; adult males measure 90 cm long and adult females 100–133 cm. It is distinguished by its moderately broad, mallet-shaped head (22–33% as wide as the body is long). The forward margin of the head is arched…

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

## Photo

![Scoophead](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/scoophead/medium.jpg)

Photo: D Ross Robertson · Public domain · commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sphyrna_media_SI.jpg

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/scoophead?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).