Object Status:
Unlocated
Accession Date:
January 23, 1792
Primary Source Reference:
Dunlap's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia), 23 Jan 1792
Additional Source Text:
"This is one of the most extraordinary fish in the world. Its head is different in form from all other fish, being placed transversely to the line of the body with large eyes placed at the two extremities of the head."
Also listed in New-York Daily Gazette, 28 Jan 1792 and Argus (Boston), 10 Feb 1792; General Advertiser (Philadelphia), 20 Jan 1792
Notes:
There are nine species of hammerhead shark, including the scalloped hammerhead (Sphyrna lewini) pictured here.
Specimen Type:
Dead/preserved
Peale's Common Name:
Hammerhead shark
Current Common Name:
Scalloped hammerhead
Current Scientific Name
Sphyrna lewini
