Scalloped Hammerhead Shark Photo, Sphyrna lewini



Scalloped hammerhead shark swims underwater at Cocos Island.  The hammerheads eyes and other sensor organs are placed far apart on its wide head to give the shark greater ability to sense the location of prey. Cocos Island, Costa Rica, Sphyrna lewini, natural history stock photograph, photo id 03192 Purchase A Print Of This ImageHow to request, purchase or license this imageAdd To Light TableClick To View This Photo At Its Location in Google Earth.  You must have Google Earth installed for this feature to work correctly.Click To View This Photo At Its Location in Google Maps.Click To View This Photo At Its Location in Live Search Maps.


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Scalloped hammerhead shark swims underwater at Cocos Island. The hammerheads eyes and other sensor organs are placed far apart on its wide head to give the shark greater ability to sense the location of prey. Cocos Island, Costa Rica

Stock Photo: 03192  -?- 
Species: Scalloped hammerhead shark, Sphyrna lewini
Location: Cocos Island, Costa Rica
Lat/Long: 5° 33' 42.19"N, 87° 02' 54.24"W (Coordinates: 5.56172°, -87.04840°)
Format: Film 3:2
Other Names: scalloped hammer head shark, tiburon martillo, cornuda
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