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Family Sphyrnidae

HAWAII

Sphyrna lewini

Sea Life Park, Hawaii

SCALLOPED HAMMERHEAD SHARK    Mano Kihikihi

Common in murky bays, harbors and deeper coastal waters but rarely seen by divers.  Females enter shallow water give birth.  Feeds upon buried fishes & invertebrates by sweeping the head left and right as it swims, detecting prey by smell and electro-reception.  Attains 13 feet.  Worldwide in warm & temperate seas.