New Zealand country information

Common names: Hammerhead shark, Kakere, Mangopare
Occurrence: native
Salinity: brackish
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Uses: gamefish: yes;
Comments: Known from mainland New Zealand and the Kermadec Is. (Ref. 8879). Most common in northern New Zealand. Uncommon in Hawke Bay and Cape Egmont (Ref. 89422). Voucher specimen(s) held at the NMNZ (Ref. 5755). Also Ref. 244, 13562, 89423.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/nz.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.fish.govt.nz/
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Cox, G. and M. Francis, 1997
National Database:

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Classification / Names প্রচলিত নাম সমূহ | প্রতিনাম সমূহ | Catalog of Fishes(গণ , প্রজাতি ) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

ইলাসমোব্রাঙ্কি (হাঙ্গর এবং রে) (sharks and rays) > Carcharhiniformes (Ground sharks) > Sphyrnidae (Hammerhead, bonnethead, or scoophead sharks)
Etymology: Sphyrna: Probable misspelling of sphyra (Gr.), hammer, referring to their hammer-shaped heads. (See ETYFish); zygaena: zygaina, ancient Greek name for hammerhead sharks, derived from zygon, yoke, alluding to yoke-like shape of cephalofoil. (See ETYFish).
More on author: Linnaeus.

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Sphyrna zygaena (Linnaeus, 1758)

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