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A graceful hammerhead with a scallop-edged hammer-shaped head that improves its sensory range and lift. In the Egyptian Red Sea it famously forms large schools at offshore reefs such as Daedalus, gathering in the blue during the warmer months.
This is a protected or non-target species — please don't fish for it. If it's accidentally hooked, release it quickly and unharmed.
Eating & safety
Skittish around divers and rarely a threat, but its schools occur in deep water requiring advanced diving experience.
Stung or poisoned? First-aid steps →Best conditions: Early morning deep dives at offshore reefs like Daedalus from late spring to autumn
The wide hammer head is packed with electroreceptors, letting it sweep the seabed like a metal detector to find buried prey.