Warm coastal waters throughout the world. Length, averages 3 to 4 feet with a maximum of 5 feet. The bonnethead is a hammerhead shark whose head has a shovel-like shape. They swim, swinging their heads side to side. With their eyes at the tips of their hammers, this assists their vision.
Bonnetheads swim in small groups but sometimes groups of hundreds congregate near the surface.
Matures at about 3 feet and bears 6 to 12 young at one time.