Scalloped Hammerhead Shark - Scalloped Hammerhead Shark

Japanese: アカシュモクザメ - あかしゅもくざめ
Scalloped Hammerhead Shark - Scalloped Hammerhead Shark

...The English name is hammerhead shark, named after the protruding head. There are nine species in the world, and three in the waters off Japan: the white hammerhead shark Sphyrna zygaena , the scalloped hammerhead S. lewini , and the great hammerhead S. mokarran . The first two are found throughout Japan south of southern Hokkaido, but the latter is found in southern Japan and is rare.

*Some of the terminology that refers to the "scalloped hammerhead shark" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…英名はhammerhead sharkで頭の左右への突出にちなむ。全世界に9種,日本近海にはシロシュモクザメSphyrna zygaena,アカシュモクザメS.lewini,ヒラシュモクザメS.mokarranの3種がいる。前2者は北海道南部以南の日本各地に分布するが,後者は南日本に分布し,数も少ない。…

※「アカシュモクザメ」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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