Hammerhead shark

Japanese: hammerhead shark(英語表記)hammerheadshark
Hammerhead shark

…It is also called Kase. Its 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 Sphyrna zygaena , the Scalloped Hammerhead , and the Great Hammerhead .

*Some of the terminology that mentions "hammerhead shark" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…カセともいう。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。…

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