Review and images by Birdsage; edited by bmathison1972

While HMS Beagle’s famed second voyage in the 1830s visited far more than the Galápagos Islands—from Cabo Verde (where Charles Darwin’s geological revelations convinced him of Lyellian uniformitarianism) to Argentina (where Darwin came upon the type specimens of Glyptodon and Toxodon) and from Australia (where he noted many examples […]

Lamprey, Sharks and Rays (Marine Animals by Panini), Part 6

Back with the last post of the Panini marine animals, this time we’re getting into the not-bony fish, jawless and cartilaginous fish. Most excitingly, it includes one of very few lamprey figures! Which is my way of saying that this one figure was primary the reason I picked up this set. In retrospect, probably the only for me (collectors’ mileages may vary). Let’s take a look! And see if it was […]

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Scalloped Hammerhead (BJ Toy Company)

Review and images by Suspsy; edited by bmathison1972

For Shark Week this year, I’m covering this charming plush hammerhead from BJ Toy Company. I acquired it back in 2009 when I visited the Memphis Zoo in Memphis, Tennessee. And it ended up coming in rather handy when my suitcase got lost on the flight back home. For you see, when I got in touch with the airline’s baggage department, we […]

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Scalloped Hammerhead Shark (Sealife by CollectA)

Review and photos by Suspsy; edited by bmathison1972

Of the 350 or so extant species of shark, none are more distinctive and immediately recognizable than a hammerhead. But there are in fact nine recognized species of hammerhead, ranging from the adorable little bonnethead (Sphyrna tiburo) to the massive great hammerhead (Sphyrna mokarran). This review will focus on the scalloped hammerhead […]

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A new #hammerhead #shark #species was #discovered, #Sphyrna #alleni, identified by authors below as distinct species in a #cryptic #complex with S. #tiburo.

Source
https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5512.4.2

Photo
Not the new species, but the closest related Sphyrna tiburo (Aquarium of the Pacific),
author D. Ross Robertson, work of a Smithsonian Institution employee, https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/Public_domain

Great Hammerhead Shark, 2020 (Sea Life by Schleich)

Review and images by JimoAi; edited by bmathison1972

The great hammerhead (Sphyrna mokarran) is the largest of all hammerhead sharks, attaining lengths of 400-600 cm in the largest specimens, though they mostly average smaller. Outside of their great size, their most distinctive features are their cephalofoils being relatively smooth, tail fin, and tall dorsal fin, which can get up to 180 cm […]

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