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What is a bonnethead?

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A type of shark very similar to hammerheads

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Are sharks monogamous?

Yes. Bonnethead Sharks are monogamous which leads to the conclusion that other sharks may also be monogamous.


Are there any sharks that start with the letter y?

theirs none start with letter y this is all of the name of the shark( 350 all ): Bahamas Sawshark Pristiophorus Schroederi Basking Shark Cetorhinus Maximus Blacknose Shark Carcharhinus Acronotus Blacktail Reef Shark Carcharhinus wheeleri Blacktip Reef Shark Carcharhinus Melanopterus Blacktip Shark Carcharhinus Limbatus Blind Shark Brachaelurus Waddi Blue Shark Prionace Glauca Bluntnose Sixgill Shark Hexanchus Griseus Bonnethead Shark Sphyrna Tiburo Broadnose Sevengill Shark Notorhynchus Cepedianus Bronze Whaler Shark Carcharhinus Brachyurus Brownbanded Bamboo Shark Chiloscyllium Punctatum Bull Shark Carcharhinus Leucas California Hornshark Heterodontus Francisci Caribbean Reef Shark Carcharhinus Perezi Caribbean Sharpnose Shark Rhizoprionodon Porosus Cobblers Wobbegong Sutorectus Tentaculatus Colcloughs Shark Brachaelurus Colcloughi Common Sawshark Pristiophorus Cirratus Cookie Cutter Shark Isistius Brasiliensis Coral Catshark Atelomycterus Marmoratus Crested Bullhead Shark Heterodontus Galeatus Draughtsboard Shark Cephaloscyllium Isabellum Dusky Shark Carcharhinus Obscurus Epaulette Shark Hemiscyllium Ocellatum Freycinets Epaulette Shark Hemiscyllium Freycineti Frilled Shark Chlamydoselachus Anguineus Galapagos Bullhead Shark Heterodontus Quoyi Galapagos Shark Carcharhinus Galapagensis Ganges Shark Glyphis Gangeticus Goblin Shark Mitsukurina Owstoni Golden Hammerhead Sphyrna Tudes Graceful Shark Carcharhinus Amblyrhynchoides Gray Reef Shark Carcharhinus Amblyrhynchos Great Hammerhead Shark Sphyrna Mokarran Great White Shark Carcharodon Carcharias Greenland Shark Somniosus Microcephalus Gulf Catshark Asymbolus Vincenti Gummy Shark Mustelus Antarcticus Horn Shark Heterodontus Francisci illnouis shark Lemon Shark Negaprion Brevirostris Leopard Shark Triakis Semifasciata Longnose Velvet Dogfish Centroscymnus Crepidater Oceanic Whitetip Shark Carcharhinus Longimanus Ornate Wobbegong Orectolobus Ornatus Megamouth Megachasma Pelagios Mexican Bullhead Heterodontus Mexicanus Milk Shark Rhizoprionodon Acutus Necklace Carpet Shark Parascyllium Variolatum Nurse Shark Ginglymostoma Cirratum Pacific Angel Shark Squatina Californica Pelagic Thresher Shark Alopias Pelagicus Pigeye Shark Carcharhinus Amboinensis Piked Dogfish Squalus Acanthias Porbeagle Shark Lamna Nasus Portuguese Dogfish Centroscymnus Coelolepis Port Jackson Shark Heterodontus Potusjacksoni Prickly Dogfish Oxynotus Bruniensis Rusty Carpet Shark Parascyllium Ferrugineum Sailfin Roughshark Oxynotus Paradoxus Salmon Shark Lamna Ditropis Sandbar Shark Carcharhinus Plumbeus Sandtiger Shark Carcharias Taurus Scalloped Hammerhead Shark Sphyrna Lewini Seal Shark Dalatias Licha Sharpnose Sevengill Shark Heptranchias Perlo Shortfin Mako Isurus Oxyrinchus Shortnose Spurdog Squalus Megalops Shortspine Spurdog Squalus Mitsukurii Sicklefin Lemon Shark Negaprion Acutidens Silky Shark Carcharhinus Falciformis Silvertip Shark


What are 20 different sharks?

sorry, there is over 400 different species of shark. I think that is virtually impossible I know 75 !! Bahamas Sawshark Pristiophorus Schroederi Basking Shark Cetorhinus Maximus Blacknose Shark Carcharhinus Acronotus Blacktail Reef Shark Carcharhinus wheeleri Blacktip Reef Shark Carcharhinus Melanopterus Blacktip Shark Carcharhinus Limbatus Blind Shark Brachaelurus Waddi Blue Shark Prionace Glauca Bluntnose Sixgill Shark Hexanchus Griseus Bonnethead Shark Sphyrna Tiburo Broadnose Sevengill Shark Notorhynchus Cepedianus Bronze Whaler Shark Carcharhinus Brachyurus Brownbanded Bamboo Shark Chiloscyllium Punctatum Bull Shark Carcharhinus Leucas California Hornshark Heterodontus Francisci Caribbean Reef Shark Carcharhinus Perezi Caribbean Sharpnose Shark Rhizoprionodon Porosus Cobblers Wobbegong Sutorectus Tentaculatus Colcloughs Shark Brachaelurus Colcloughi Common Sawshark Pristiophorus Cirratus Cookie Cutter Shark Isistius Brasiliensis Coral Catshark Atelomycterus Marmoratus Crested Bullhead Shark Heterodontus Galeatus Draughtsboard Shark Cephaloscyllium Isabellum Dusky Shark Carcharhinus Obscurus Epaulette Shark Hemiscyllium Ocellatum Freycinets Epaulette Shark Hemiscyllium Freycineti Frilled Shark Chlamydoselachus Anguineus Galapagos Bullhead Shark Heterodontus Quoyi Galapagos Shark Carcharhinus Galapagensis Ganges Shark Glyphis Gangeticus Goblin Shark Mitsukurina Owstoni Golden Hammerhead Sphyrna Tudes Graceful Shark Carcharhinus Amblyrhynchoides Gray Reef Shark Carcharhinus Amblyrhynchos Great Hammerhead Shark Sphyrna Mokarran Great White Shark Carcharodon Carcharias Greenland Shark Somniosus Microcephalus Gulf Catshark Asymbolus Vincenti Gummy Shark Mustelus Antarcticus Horn Shark Heterodontus Francisci illnouis shark Lemon Shark Negaprion Brevirostris Leopard Shark Triakis Semifasciata Longnose Velvet Dogfish Centroscymnus Crepidater Oceanic Whitetip Shark Carcharhinus Longimanus Ornate Wobbegong Orectolobus Ornatus Megamouth Megachasma Pelagios Mexican Bullhead Heterodontus Mexicanus Milk Shark Rhizoprionodon Acutus Necklace Carpet Shark Parascyllium Variolatum Nurse Shark Ginglymostoma Cirratum Pacific Angel Shark Squatina Californica Pelagic Thresher Shark Alopias Pelagicus Pigeye Shark Carcharhinus Amboinensis Piked Dogfish Squalus Acanthias Porbeagle Shark Lamna Nasus Portuguese Dogfish Centroscymnus Coelolepis Port Jackson Shark Heterodontus Potusjacksoni Prickly Dogfish Oxynotus Bruniensis Rusty Carpet Shark Parascyllium Ferrugineum Sailfin Roughshark Oxynotus Paradoxus Salmon Shark Lamna Ditropis Sandbar Shark Carcharhinus Plumbeus Sandtiger Shark Carcharias Taurus Scalloped Hammerhead Shark Sphyrna Lewini Seal Shark Dalatias Licha Sharpnose Sevengill Shark Heptranchias Perlo Shortfin Mako Isurus Oxyrinchus Shortnose Spurdog Squalus Megalops Shortspine Spurdog Squalus Mitsukurii Sicklefin Lemon Shark Negaprion Acutidens Silky Shark Carcharhinus Falciformis Silvertip Shark


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SPOTTED EAGLE RAY AETOBATUS NARINARI PELAGIC THRESHER SHARK ALOPIAS PELAGICUS ORANGESPOTTED CATSHARK ASYMBOLUS SP. GULF CATSHARK ASYMBOLUS VINCENTI CORAL CATSHARK ATELOMYCTERUS MARMORATUS COLCLOUGHS SHARK BRACHAELURUS COLCLOUGHI BLIND SHARK BRACHAELURUS WADDI BLACKNOSE SHARK CARCHARHINUS ACRONOTUS SILVERTIP SHARK CARCHARHINUS ALBIMARGINATUS GRAY REEF SHARK CARCHARHINUS AMBLYRHYNCHOS BRONZE WHALER SHARK CARCHARHINUS BRACHYURUS SILKY SHARK CARCHARHINUS FALCIFORMISGALAPAGOS SHARK CARCHARHINUS GALAPAGENSIS BULL SHARK CARCHARHINUS LEUCAS SMALL BLACKTIP SHARK CARCHARHINUS LIMBATUS OCEANIC WHITETIP SHARK CARCHARHINUS LONGIMANUSOCEANIC WHITETIP SHARK CARCHARHINUS LONGIMANUS BLACKTIP REEF SHARK CARCHARHINUS MELANOPTERUS DUSKY SHARK CARCHARHINUS OBSCURUS CARIBBEAN REEF SHARK CARCHARHINUS PEREZISANDBAR SHARK CARCHARHINUS PLUMBEUS SANDTIGER SHARK CARCHARIAS TAURUS GREAT WHITE SHARK CARCHARODON CARCHARIAS GREAT WHITE SHARK CARCHARODON CARCHARIASPORTUGUESE DOGFISH CENTROSCYMNUS COELOLEPIS LONGNOSE VELVET DOGFISH CENTROSCYMNUS CREPIDATER DRAUGHTSBOARD SHARK CEPHALOSCYLLIUM ISABELLUM WHITEFIN SWELL SHARK CEPHALOSCYLLIUM SP. A BLOTCHY SWELL SHARK CEPHALOSCYLLIUM UMBRATILE SWELL SHARK CEPHALOSCYLLIUM VENTRIOSUM ARABIAN BAMBOO SHARK CHILOSCYLLIUM ARABICUM GRAY BAMBOO SHARK CHILOSCYLLIUM GRISEUM WHITESPOTTED BAMBOO SHARK CHILOSCYLLIUM PLAGIOSUM BROWNBANDED BAMBOO SHARK CHILOSCYLLIUM PUNCTATUM FRILL SHARK CHLAMYDOSELACHUS ANGUINEUS SEAL SHARK DALATIAS LICHA SOUTHERN STINGRAY DASYATIS AMERICANA SMOOTH STINGRAY DASYATIS BREVICAUDATA BLUESPOTTED MASKRAY DASYATIS KUHLIIBLUNTNOSE STINGRAY DASYATIS SAY OMAN MASKED RAY DASYATIS SP. BIRDBEAK SHARK DEANIA CALCEA BULLS-EYE ELECTRIC RAY DIPLOBATUS OMMATA SOUTHERN LANTERN SHARK ETMOPTERUS GRANULOSUS TASSELED WOBBEGONG EUCROSSORHINUS DASYPOGONTIGER SHARK GALEOCERDO CUVIER SCHOOL SHARK GALEORHINUS GALEUS NURSE SHARK GINGLYMOSTOMA CIRRATUM FREYCINETS EPAULETTE SHARK HEMISCYLLIUM FREYCINETI HALLSTROMS EPAULETTE SHARK HEMISCYLLIUM HALLSTROMI EPAULETTE SHARK HEMISCYLLIUM OCELLATUM HOODED EPAULETTE SHARK HEMISCYLLIUM STRAHANI SPECKLED EPAULETTE HEMISCYLLIUM TRISPECULARE SHARPNOSE SEVENGILL SHARK HEPTRANCHIAS PERLO HORN SHARK HETERODONTUS FRANCISCI CRESTED BULLHEAD SHARK HETERODONTUS GALEATUS JAPANESE BULLHEAD SHARK HETERODONTUS JAPONICUS MEXICAN BULLHEAD HETERODONTUS MEXICANUS PORT JACKSON SHARK HETERODONTUS POTUSJACKSONIGALAPAGOS BULLHEAD SHARK HETERODONTUS QUOYI BLUNTNOSE SIXGILL SHARK HEXANCHUS GRISEUS BLUNTNOSE SIXGILL SHARK HEXANCHUS GRISEUS PINK WHIPTAIL HIMANTURA FAISHORTTAILED ELECTRIC RAY HYPNOS MONOPTERYGIUM SHORTFIN MAKO ISURUS OXYRINCHUS MANTA RAY MANTA BIROSTRIS MEGAMOUTH MEGACHASMA PELAGIOS BENTFIN DEVIL RAY MOBULA THURSTONI LESSER ELECTRIC RAY NARCINE BRASILIENSISCORTEZ ELECTRIC RAY NARCINE ENTEMEDOR TASMANIAN NUMBFISH NARCINE TASMANIENSIS JAPANESE NUMBFISH NARKE JAPONICATAWNY NURSE SHARK NEBRIUS FERRUGINEUS SICKLEFIN LEMON SHARK NEGAPRION ACUTIDENS LEMON SHARK NEGAPRION BREVIROSTRIS BROADNOSE SEVENGILL SHARK NOTORHYNCHUS CEPEDIANUS SMALLTOOTH SANDTIGER ODONTASPIS FEROXJAPANESE WOBBEGONG ORECTOLOBUS JAPONICUS SPOTTED WOBBEGONG ORECTOLOBUS MACULATUS ORNATE WOBBEGONG ORECTOLOBUS ORNATUS WESTERN WOBBEGONG ORECTOLOBUS SP. WARDS WOBBEGONG ORECTOLOBUS WARDI PRICKLY DOGFISH OXYNOTUS BRUNIENSIS RUSTY CARPET SHARK PARASCYLLIUM FERRUGINEUMNECKLACE CARPET SHARK PARASCYLLIUM VARIOLATUM FEATHERTAIL STINGRAY PASTINACHUS SEPHEN THORNBACK RAY PLATYRHINOIDIS TRISERIATA BLUE SHARK PRIONACE GLAUCA COMMON SAWSHARK PRISTIOPHORUS CIRRATUS WHALE SHARK RHINCODON TYPUSATLANTIC GUITARFISH RHINOBATOS LENTIGINOSUS GRAYSPOT GUITARFISH RHINOBATOS LEUCOSPILUS SHOVELNOSE GUITARFISH RHINOBATOS PRODUCTUS GIANT SHOVELNOSE RAY RHINOBATOS TYPUS PACIFIC COWNOSE RAY RHINOPTERA STEINDACHNERISCALLOPED HAMMERHEAD SHARK SPHYRNA LEWINI GREAT HAMMERHEAD SHARK SPHYRNA MOKARRAN BONNETHEAD SHARK SPHYRNA TIBURO GOLDEN HAMMERHEAD SPHYRNA TUDES SMOOTH HAMMERHEAD SHARK SPHYRNA ZYGAENA SPINY DOGFISH SQUALUS ACANTHIASSHORTNOSE SPURDOG SQUALUS MEGALOPS SHORTSPINE SPURDOG SQUALUS MITSUKURII AUSTRALIAN ANGEL SHARK SQUATINA AUSTRALIS PACIFIC ANGEL SHARK SQUATINA CALIFORNICAJAPANESE ANGEL SHARK SQUATINA JAPONICA ZEBRA SHARK STEGOSTOMA VARIUM COBBLERS WOBBEGONG SUTORECTUS TENTACULATUS BLUESPOTTED RIBBONTAIL RAY TAENIURA LYMMAMARBLED RIBBONTAIL RAY TAENIURA MEYENI BLACKSPOTTED TORPEDO RAY TORPEDO FUSCOMACULATA MARBLED TORPEDO RAY TORPEDO MARMORATA ATLANTIC TORPEDO RAY TORPEDO NOBILIANA PANTHER TORPEDO RAY TORPEDO PANTHERA SPOTTED TORPEDO RAY TORPEDO SINUSPERSICI OCELLATED TORPEDO RAY TORPEDO SP.1CARIBBEAN TORPEDO RAY TORPEDO SP.2 WHITETIP REEF SHARK TRIAENODON OBESUS LEOPARD SHARK TRIAKIS SEMIFASCIATASTRIPED STINGAREE TRYGONOPTERA OVALIS SPARESLY-SPOTTED STINGAREE TRYGONOPTERA PAUCIMACULATUS KAPALA STINGAREE TRYGONOPTERA SP. COMMON STINGAREE TRYGONOPTERA TESTACEA EASTERN FIDDLER RAY TRYGONORRHINA SP. BULLSEYE STINGRAY UROBATIS CONCENTRICUS ROUND STINGRAY UROBATIS HALLERI YELLOW STINGRAY UROBATIS JAMAICENSIS CORTEZ ROUND STINGRAY UROBATIS MACULATUS PORCUPINE RAY UROGYMNUS AFRICANUS SEPIA STINGAREE UROLOPHUS AURANTIACUS BANDED STINGAREE UROLOPHUS CRUCIATUS SPOTTED STINGAREE UROLOPHUS GIGAS SHORTNOSED GUITARFISH ZAPTERYX BREVIROSTRIS BANDED GUITARFISH ZAPTERYX EXASPERATA CoralRealm Deep Sea Sharks OCEANIC WHITETIP SHARK CARCHARHINUS LONGIMANUS GREAT WHITE SHARK CARCHARODON CARCHARIASMEGAMOUTH MEGACHASMA PELAGIOS ALLENS SLEEPER GOBY VALENCIENNEA ALLENI ORANGESPOTTED CATSHARK ASYMBOLUS SP. 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Related questions

Are sharks monogamous?

Yes. Bonnethead Sharks are monogamous which leads to the conclusion that other sharks may also be monogamous.


How many hammerhead sharks are left in the world?

Well there are 9 different species of Hammerhead Sharks : Winghead shark Scalloped bonnethead White fin hammerhead Scalloped hammerhead Scoophead Great hammerhead Bonnethead Smalleye hammerhead Smooth hammerhead The Great and the Scalloped hammerhead are listed on the World Conservation Union's 2008 Red List as endangered, whereas the Smalleye hammerhead is listed as vulnerable. As for the other species they are not endangered.


How many hammerhead shark left in the world?

Well there are 9 different species of Hammerhead Sharks : Winghead shark Scalloped bonnethead White fin hammerhead Scalloped hammerhead Scoophead Great hammerhead Bonnethead Smalleye hammerhead Smooth hammerhead The Great and the Scalloped hammerhead are listed on the World Conservation Union's 2008 Red List as endangered, whereas the Smalleye hammerhead is listed as vulnerable. As for the other species they are not endangered.


What kinda of sharks should you watch for near panama city beach Florida?

BULL(number 1), scalloped hammerhead, sandbar, dusky, bonnethead, lots of blacktips...but watch that bullshark, seriously


Do shark species cooperate with each other?

Some different species of sharks will hunt prey together such as bonnethead sharks and hammerhead sharks. It appears to be tolerance more than a true cooperative effort like dolphin hunting packs. But, it is the closest cooperative behavior I have seen in sharks.www.sharkwrangler.comKen, the Shark Wrangler.


What is shark full name?

It depends entirely on the species of shark. For instance, the Great White shark is Carcharodon carcharias, the bull shark is Carcharhinus leucas, the scalloped hammerhead shark is Sphyrna lewini, while the scalloped bonnethead (another species of hammerhead) is Sphyrna corona. There are over 470 species of sharks in the world. Regroup, rethink your question, and reask it.


What are some words end with the suffix head?

addlehead. ahead. airhead. arrowhead. baldhead. bankhead. beachhead. behead. bighead. bitthead. blackhead. blockhead. bluehead. bonehead. bonnethead. bowhead. bridgehead. bufflehead. bulkhead. bullethead. bullhead. clubhead. crosshead. deadhead. dragonhead. drumhead. dunderhead. egghead. fathead. fiddlehead. figurehead. flathead. floodhead. forehead. fountainhead. godhead. hammerhead. hogshead. horsehead. hothead. knucklehead. letterhead. loggerhead. maidenhead. masthead. muttonhead. nailhead. overhead. pinhead. pithead. pothead. railhead. redhead. roundhead. saphead. shovelhead. showerhead. skinhead. sleepyhead. snakehead. spearhead. spreadhead. staghead. stairhead. stephead. subhead. swellhead. thickhead. trailhead. turtlehead. warhead. wellhead. whitehead.


How many Hammerhead Sharks Species are there?

There are 9. All 9 species of the hammerhead belong in the family Sphyrnidae and the genus Sphyrna. The 9 species of hammerheads are scientifically known as S. zygaena (smooth hammerhead), S. lewini (scalloped hammerhead), S. mokarran (great hammerhead), S. couardi, S. tiburo (which consists of S. tiburo tiburo and S. tiburo vespertina and are also known as bonnetheads or shovelheads), S. media, S. corona, S. blochii, and S. tudes. SCIENTIFIC NAME COMMON NAME Sphyrna zygaenaSmooth Hammerhead Sphyrna lewini Scalloped Hammerhead Sphyrna mokarran Great Hammerhead Sphyrna tiburoBonnethead or Shovelhead Sphyrna media Scoophead shark Sphyrna corona Scalloped Bonnethead Sphyrna blochiiWinghead shark Sphyrna tudes Smalleye Hammerhead Sphyrna couardi Whitefin Hammerhead


Do sharks live in Myrtle Beach water?

Yes. The sharks of Mytle Beach are not the kind of shark typically involved in attacks. Most of what you find are Sandbar sharks and Bonnethead sharks. Lemon sharks and Bull sharks, types of sharks more likely to attack humans, can be found off the coast of Myrtle Beach but less frequently. Shark attacks are rare here. The last fatality at myrtle beach from a shark was in 1883. Still, stay out of deep waters after 4:00 (feeding time) The lifeguards will post a warning if sharks are spotted. If you see one before the lifeguard, tell him/her immediately.


What is the scientific name of a Dogfish shark?

The scientific name for the hammerhead shark family is Sphyrnidae, with most being in the genus Sphyrna.The Great Hammerhead Shark is Sphyrna mokarran. (endangered species)The scalloped hammerhead is Sphyrna lewini. (endangered species)The "winghead shark" is Eusphyra blochii.


What fishes is found in gulf sea?

In that area you can find fishes like, Senegalese ladyfish; Madeiran sardinella; Needlefishes; Margined flyingfish; Biglip grunt; Squirrelfish; West-African parrotfish; Bluespotted seabass; diferrents types of Morays and so many other fishes. I put in here the most stranger fishes, are so many others there


What do hammerhead sharks eat?

Hammerhead sharks (family Sphyrnidae) particularly eat stingrays, but also fish, octopus, crustaceans, and other sharks (even their own young).Hammerhead Sharks are carnivorous predators. Their diet includes fish, squid, Octopus, Crustaceans and Sting Rays. Sting Rays are one of the hammerheads favorite prey species. Large Hammerhead species esp. the "Great Hammerhead" is known to feed on other hammerhead species as well. Hammerheads are also cannibalistic, they eat their own young ones.