A coastal-pelagic, semi-oceanic shark, found close inshore and well offshore, over the continental shelves, island terraces, and in passes and lagoons (Ref. 244, 58302). Often bottom and reef associated at 1-80 m (Ref. 58302). Prefers to feed on stingrays and other batoids, groupers and sea catfishes, but also preys on other small bony fishes, crabs, squid, other sharks, rays, and lobsters (Ref. 244, 13562, 1602). A viviparous species, with 13-42 of about 56 to 70 cm young in a litter (Ref. 26938, 1602). Potentially dangerous to people (Ref. 13562) but only few, if any, of the attacks on people can be definitely attributed to it because of the apparent difficulty of distinguishing large hammerhead species involved in attacks (Ref. 244). Caught occasionally by target shark longline, demersal tangle net and tuna gillnet fisheries (Ref.58048). Meat utilized for human consumption (fresh, fresh-frozen, dried-salted, and smoked), liver oil for vitamins, fins for soup, hides for leather, and carcasses for fishmeal (Ref. 244). Its large fins, including the tail, sail-like first dorsal fin, are prized in the Oriental sharkfin trade (Ref. 47737).
沿岸及大洋性, 半-大洋性的鲨鱼,被发现的近岸与相当外海, 遍及大陆棚,岛成梯形地, 与在海峡与舄湖中.(参考文献 244) 偏爱觅食魟与其他的鳐,鲈科鱼类与海洋鲶鱼, 也捕食其他的小硬骨鱼类,螃蟹,乌贼,其他的鲨鱼,魟与龙虾.(参考文献 244,13562,1602) 一个胎生的种, 与大约 56 到 70 公分中的 13-42 幼鱼在一胎。 (参考文献 26938,1602) 对人类可能有危险性 (参考文献 13562) 但是唯一的很少, 如果任何的, 对人的攻击可能是归因于它明确的由于区分被关係到攻擊的大的 hammerhead 種的明顯困難.(參考文獻 244) 肉供人類消費使用了 (生鮮魚肉,生鮮冷凍,乾燥鹽醃, 而且煙燻), 肝油用於維他命,鰭用於湯,皮用做皮革與殘骸用於魚粉.(參考文獻 244)
Preferred temperature (Ref.
115969): 21.3 - 28.9, mean 27.2 (based on 4410 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5029 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00229 (0.00133 - 0.00396), b=3.10 (2.94 - 3.26), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
营养阶层 (Ref.
69278): 4.3 ±0.5 se; based on diet studies.
回复力 (Ref.
120179): 低的, 最小族群倍增时间4.5 - 14 年 (tmax=30; tm=8.2; Fec=13).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Very high vulnerability (90 of 100).