Fish Species Database

• Code

  15

• Species Name

  Sphyrna Zygaena
• Kingdom

  Animalia

• Phylum

  Chordata

• Class

  Elasmobrancii
• Order

  Charcharhiniformes
• Family

  0
• Subfamily

  0

• Genus

  sphyrna
• ID Fishbase
• Picture

  
• Local Name
• Description

  The head that is widened to the side, the width is one third of the length of the body. The front part of the head is curved, there is no curve in the middle. The first back fin is high, somewhat sharp and curved in an adult. The second back fin is short with a long end part and on the side is slightly curved. The length of the base of the anal fin and back fin is almost the same. The back part of the tail is higher and there is a hole on the curved side.

• Status

  Vulnerable (IUCN, 2005)
• Habitat

  Living in the continental plates and the island area near the coast up to the high sea; starting from the surface up to a depth of 20 m or more.

• Spread in the world
• Spread in Indonesia