Scalloped Hammerhead Shark

The scalloped Hammerhead Shark (Sphyrna lewini) is a species of hammerhead shark, and part of the family Sphyrnidae. Originally known as Zygaena lewini, the name of its genus was later renamed to its current name. The Greek word sphyrna translates into "hammer" in English, referring to the shape of this shark's head. The most distinguishing characteristic of this shark, as in all hammerheads, is the 'hammer' on its head. The shark's eyes and nostrils are at the tips of the extensions. This is a fairly large hammerhead, though is smaller than both the great and smooth hammerheads.

During a dive where we were on the look out for Tiger Sharks and Silver Tip Sharks, this particular Hammerhead Shark swam directly towards me, I was taken by surprise but manage to get one clear picture of it and it went off the moment the flash on my strobe light went off :D