Scalloped Bonnethead

The scalloped bonnethead shark, also called the mallethead shark, is a rare species of hammerhead.

Description
These sharks are the smallest of the hammerhead shark family at only about 3 feet at the most. They look similar to the bonnethead and scoophead sharks, but have small ridges on their cephalofoils like the scalloped hammerhead.

Prey
The scalloped bonnethead is a bottom feeder like it's look-alike relative the bonnethead shark. It eats crustaceans like crabs, mollusks like squid, echinoderms like starfish, and small fish.

Habitat
Scalloped bonnetheads live in tropical waters. They are only found in the eastern Pacific Ocean, from California to Peru.