Facts about Smalltooth Hammerhead

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   Sphyrna tudes feeds primarily on small fish and crustaceans, using its hammer-shaped head to pin prey against the seafloor while hunting in shallow waters.

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   Coastal nurseries in shallow Brazilian and Caribbean waters serve as critical breeding grounds where juvenile smalltooth hammerheads remain for their first 1-2 years before dispersing to deeper habitats.

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   Electrosensory organs called ampullae of Lorenzini cover the smalltooth hammerhead's hammer-shaped snout, enabling detection of electrical fields as weak as 5 nanovolts per centimeter.

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   Maximum recorded lengths for smalltooth hammerhead sharks reach approximately 150 centimeters, making them among the smallest hammerhead species.

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   Females of this species typically produce 4 to 29 live pups per reproductive cycle through viviparity, with litter size varying based on maternal body condition.

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   Sphyrna tudes inhabits coastal waters of the western Atlantic Ocean from North Carolina to Brazil, typically at depths between 1 and 80 meters.

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   The smalltooth hammerhead's distinctive flattened head, called a cephalofoil, can extend up to 50 centimeters wide on females of this species.

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