Mantenimiento programado (scheduled maintenance) el
Sphyrna zygaena (Linnaeus, 1758)
Cornuda
Metazoa
Chordata
Elasmobranchii
Carcharhiniformes
Sphyrnidae
ENDEMICITY
Canarias Gender Do not
Species Do not
Subspecies -
Macaronesia Gender Do not
Species Do not
Subspecies -
Distribution in the Canary Islands
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  • High confidence - Land
  • High confidence - Marine (<200m)
  • Medium / low confidence
  • No information

  • With presence in the sea
  • No presence at sea
Worldwide distribution

Tropical and subtropical waters around the world.

Distribution in the Canary Islands

South and East Coasts of El Hierro, West of La Palma, North and West of La Gomera, North, Northeast and East of Tenerife, Southwest and East of Gran Canaria, Southeast and West of Fuerteventura (including Lobos), Southeast and North of Lanzarote , and archipelago chinijo (Graciosa).

Origin

Habitat

Epipelagic coastal and near oceanic waters; Juveniles are usually found very close to the coast. (Brito et al., 2002)

CITES
Island Category
El Hierro Apéndice II
Fuerteventura Apéndice II
Gran Canaria Apéndice II
La Gomera Apéndice II
Lanzarote Apéndice II
Mar Apéndice II
Tenerife Apéndice II
La Palma Apéndice II
 
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