scholarly journals First record of scalloped hammerhead shark Sphyrna lewini (Carcharhiniformes: Sphyrnidae) in freshwater habitat

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 ◽  
pp. 113-118
Author(s):  
Muhammad Iqbal ◽  
Doni Setiawan ◽  
Arum Setiawan ◽  
Indra Yustian

A scalloped hammerhead shark Spyraena lewini (Griffith & Smith, 1834)  with c. 40 cm of total length was stranded and photographed on 6 April 2020 in Mahakam river, East Kalimantan province, Indonesia. This unexpected finding is represent a first ever know inland record of S. lewini in freshwater habitat.

2009 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 175 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ilena Zanella ◽  
Andrés López ◽  
Rándall Arauz

En el ámbito nivel mundial, el tiburón martillo (Sphyrna lewini) es una de las especies más afectadas por la sobrepesca y el aleteo. Recientemente se incorporó a la Lista Roja de la UICN como especie en peligro de extinción. El presente estudio pretendió caracterizar la pesca y la distribución de S. lewini en la parte externa del Golfo de Nicoya. Para lograr este propósito, se realizaron muestreos entre marzo del 2006 y mayo del 2007 y se analizaron los tiburones martillo capturados por pescadores artesanales afiliados a la Cooperativa artesanales de Pescadores de Tárcoles (CoopeTárcoles R. L.), que faenan en la parte externa del Golfo de Nicoya. Para cada tiburón, se determinó la longitud total, la zona de pesca donde se capturó y el arte utilizado. En total se analizaron 273 tiburones. Se identificó un área de crianza primaria en el Peñón y se determinó que existe una relación lineal positiva entre la longitud total y la profundidad de la zona de pesca (R2 = 0.4296; p ‹ 0.0001), y la longitud total y la distancia de la zona de pesca de la desembocadura del río Grande de Tárcoles (R2 = 0.4052; p ‹ 0.0001). Los tiburones de menor tamaño (crías) se encontraron en la zona del Peñón, donde las aguas son poco profundas, turbias y productivas, ofreciendo a las crías alimento y protección de los depredadores. Por lo cual, se recomienda proteger esta zona, en particular en marzo, abril y mayo, época de nacimiento de las crías.The scalloped hammerhead shark (Sphyrna lewini) is one of the shark species most impacted by overfishing, and is currently listed by the IUCN Red List as an Endangered.  This research sought to characterize the distribution of S. lewini in the external area of Gulf of Nicoya, central Pacific coast of Costa Rica, based on observations from a coastal artisanal fishery. From March 2006 to May 2007, we analyzed scalloped hammerhead shark landings by members of the Tarcoles Artisanal Fishermen's Cooperative (CoopeTárcoles R. L.), who operate in the outer part of the Gulf of Nicoya. We measured the total length of each shark, recorded the reported location of capture, and the gear used. In total, we recorded data for 273 sharks landed. We determined that total length holds a positive linear relationship with the depth of the fishing area (R2 = 0.4296, *** p <.0001) as well as with the distance from the mouth of the Tárcoles River (R2 = 0.4052, *** p <.0001). The smaller sharks (pups) were caught in a fishing site known as Peñon, slightly north of the mouth of the Tarcoles River, where the waters are shallow, turbid and highly productive, providing food and shelter for the pups.  As pups mature and attain larger sizes, they move towards deeper waters away from the Tarcoles River, out of the Gulf of Nicoya. We identify Peñon as a primary nursery for scalloped hammerhead sharks, and recommend management actions that seek to reduce fishing effort between March and May, when pups are born.


2016 ◽  
Vol 64 (1) ◽  
pp. 201
Author(s):  
Ilena Zanella ◽  
Andrés López-Garro ◽  
D. Michelle McComb-Kobza ◽  
Geiner Golfín-Duarte ◽  
Maikel Pérez-Montero ◽  
...  

<p>The Scalloped hammerhead shark, <em>Sphyrna lewini</em> is a coastal and pelagic circumglobal species that resides within coastal warm temperate and tropical seas. <em>Sphyrna lewini</em> exhibits strong intraspecific segregation: neonates and young-of-the-year spend the first part of life in coastal inshore waters (nursery grounds), while adults migrate offshore, returning to protected nursery habitats for mating and pupping. On December 3, 2014, at approximately 19:00 hr, four young-of-the-year <em>S. lewini</em> were caught with hand line in Wafer Bay, Isla del Coco, Costa Rica (5°32’42.4” N - 87°03’45.3” W). A total of three males (total length (TL): 73, 73, 76 cm) and one female (TL: 75 cm) were recorded. The presence of these individuals at Isla del Coco suggests that a pregnant female gave birth in or near Wafer Bay, which may be a nursery ground for <em>S. lewini</em>. We recommend further study to evaluate the presence and movements of young-of-the-year and juvenile <em>S. lewini</em> in Wafer Bay to determine if this was an isolated incident or if the bay is a nursery ground for <em>S. lewini</em>.</p><div> </div>


2006 ◽  
Vol 15 (8) ◽  
pp. 2239-2251 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. M. DUNCAN ◽  
A. P. MARTIN ◽  
B. W. BOWEN ◽  
H. G. DE COUET

2011 ◽  
Vol 91 (2) ◽  
pp. 165-176 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandra Bessudo ◽  
German Andres Soler ◽  
A. Peter Klimley ◽  
James T. Ketchum ◽  
Alex Hearn ◽  
...  

2009 ◽  
Vol 57 (2) ◽  
pp. 97-104 ◽  
Author(s):  
Teodoro Vaske Júnior ◽  
Carolus Maria Vooren ◽  
Rosangela Paula Lessa

A total of 425 stomachs of night shark (Carcharhinus signatus), and 98 stomachs of scalloped hammerhead shark (Sphyrna lewini), from longline and surface gillneters near seamounts off northeastern Brazil, were analysed between 1992 and 1999. Both predators prey upon reef and benthopelagic fishes, migrant cephalopods and deep water crustaceans, showing similar feeding niches (Schoener Index T=0.75). The great prey richness of the diets may reflect the fact that the marine food web for these species is very extensive in this region. Due to the concentration for feeding of both predators in the seamounts, intense fisheries should be monitored to avoid localised depletions.


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