Fish Species Database

• Code

  14

• Species Name

  Sphyrna Mokarran
• Kingdom

  Animalia

• Phylum

  Chordata

• Class

  Elasmobrancii
• Order

  Charcharhiniformes
• Family

  0
• Subfamily

  0

• Genus

  sphyrna
• ID Fishbase
• Picture

  
• Local Name

  Hiu Martil
• Description

  The head that is widened to the side, the width is less than one third of its body, the front part of the head is almost straight, there is a shallow curve in the middle, the first back fin is very high sharp and curved towards the back in an adult fish. The second back fin is high, with a short back end and the side is curved, the base of anal fin is wider than the base of second back fin, the hole at the base of the tail has a crescent shape.

  
  
• Status

  Endangered (IUCN, 2007)
• Habitat

  Live in coastal water and semi oceanic area starting from the surface up to a depth of 80 m

• Spread in the world
• Spread in Indonesia