| Bonnethead shark | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
| Family: | Sphyrnidae |
| Genus: | Sphyrna |
| Species: | S. tiburo
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| Binomial name | |
| Sphyrna tiburo | |
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| Range of the bonnethead shark | |
The bonnethead (Sphyrna tiburo), also called a bonnet shark or shovelhead,[3] is a small member of the hammerhead shark genus Sphyrna, and part of the family Sphyrnidae. It is an abundant species in the littoral zone of the North Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico, is the only shark species known to display sexual dimorphism in the morphology of the head, and is the only shark species known to be omnivorous.
- ^ Pollom, R.; Carlson, J.; Charvet, P.; Avalos, C.; Bizzarro, J.; Blanco-Parra, M.P.; Briones Bell-Iloch, A.; Burgos-Vázquez, M.I.; Cardenosa, D.; Cevallos, A.; Derrick, D.; Espinoza, E.; Espinoza, M.; Mejía-Falla, P.A.; Morales-Saldaña, J.M.; Navia, A.F.; Pacoureau, N.; Pérez Jiménez, J.C.; Sosa-Nishizaki, O. (2021) [amended version of 2020 assessment]. "Sphyrna tiburo". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T39387A205765567. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T39387A205765567.en. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
- ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ^ "Definition of BONNETHEAD". www.merriam-webster.com. Merriam-Webster, Incorporated. Retrieved 8 February 2021.