Bonnethead
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| phylum | Chordata | The bonnethead shark or shovelhead, Sphyrna tiburo, is a member of the hammerhead shark genus Sphyrna. The Greek word sphyrna translates as hammer, referring to the shape of this shark's head - tiburo is the Taino word for shark.
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| class | Chondrichthyes | |
| order | Carcharhiniformes | |
| family | Sphyrnidae | |
| genus | Sphyrna | |
| species | S. tiburo |