Scalloped hammerhead

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Sphyrna lewini

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Peak months
Typical depth
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Catch minimum
National record

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Overview

Habitat summary
A circumglobal species found in coastal warm temperate and tropical seas. Commonly inhabits the continental and insular shelves of the Florida Gulf and Atlantic coasts. Known to enter estuarine habitats and nearshore areas, occasionally moving offshore in search of prey.  Large, seasonal aggregations have been observed in the western Gulf of Mexico near the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary.
Aliases
Scalloped Hammerhead Shark
Water type
saltwater

When to fish

Good months
Jan · Feb · Mar · Apr · May · Jun · Jul · Aug · Sep · Oct · Nov · Dec
Seasonality
Year-round presence/fishing opportunity (intentional display).

Where to fish

Habitat summary
A circumglobal species found in coastal warm temperate and tropical seas. Commonly inhabits the continental and insular shelves of the Florida Gulf and Atlantic coasts. Known to enter estuarine habitats and nearshore areas, occasionally moving offshore in search of prey.  Large, seasonal aggregations have been observed in the western Gulf of Mexico near the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary.
Habitat zone
both
Fishing zone
both

How to catch

Not in the source.

Bait & lures

Not in the source.

Size

Not in the source.

Records

Recorded catches retain their source scope; state and world catches are not national records.

No record catch is in the source.

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Related states & places

Place links are planning context, not proof of local species presence. Florida city links marked local context follow existing directory relationships, not catch reports.

Source-linked directories

Real local listings currently cover Florida only. Boat-ramp, charter and creator links below follow existing Florida species relationships. Bait-shop links are city context only, not species-targeting evidence.

Boat ramps — Florida

Selected examples from 1020 source-linked directory records.

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Charter captains: no matching local listing in the source for this species.

Bait shops — Florida

Selected examples from 621 source-linked city-context records.

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Fishing creators — Florida

Selected examples from 5 source-linked directory records.

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For other linked states, local listings are not in the source yet; use the state and species guides above.

Related species

Navigation links share a recorded scientific genus or a source state and water-type grouping. This is not a claim of identical habitat or legal targeting.

Source evidence by state

Florida

State guide · State species

common name local
Scalloped Hammerhead Shark
scientific name local
Sphyrna lewini
water type local
saltwater
enrichment status
enriched
geo regions fl
Statewide Gulf · Statewide Atlantic
range precision
region

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