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| phylum = [[Chordata]] |
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| classis = [[Chondrichthyes]] |
| classis = [[Chondrichthyes]] |
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| subclassis = [[Elasmobranchii]] |
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| ordo = [[Carcharhiniformes]] |
| ordo = [[Carcharhiniformes]] |
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| familia = [[Sphyrnidae]] |
| familia = [[Sphyrnidae]] |
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| Genus: | Eusphyra Gill, 1862
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| Species: | E. blochii
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| Eusphyra blochii (Cuvier, 1816)
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The winghead shark, Eusphyra blochii, is a species of oceanic shark, so named because it has a wing-shaped head. This shark is a member of the family Sphyrnidae. The only other genus of Sphyrnidae is Sphyrna, which includes the hammerhead sharks.
References
- Template:IUCN2006 Database entry includes justification for why this species is near threatened
- "Eusphyra blochii". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. 30 January.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=and|year=/|date=mismatch (help) - Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2005). "Eusphyra blochii" in FishBase. 10 2005 version.
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