Bonnethead targeted by commercial and recreational fisheries, and constitutes up to 50% of all small shark landings in the Eastern US. Bonnethead The bonnethead shark or shovelhead ("Sphyrna tiburo") is a small member of the hammerhead shark genus "Sphyrna", and part of the family Sphyrnidae. It is an abundant species on the American littoral, is the only shark species known to display sexual dimorphism in the morphology of the head, and is the only shark species known to be omnivorous. Characterized by a broad, smooth, spade-like head, it has the smallest cephalofoil (hammerhead) of all "Sphyrna" species. The body is grey-brown
Creature of statute into the laws that created that body. Unlike most (private) corporate bodies, creatures of statute cannot expand their business interests into other diverse areas. Creature of statute A creature of statute (also known as creature of the state) is a legal entity, such as a corporation, created by statute. Creatures of statute may include municipalities and other artificial legal entities or relationships. Thus, when a statute in some fashion requires the formation of a corporate body—often for governmental purposes—such bodies when formed are known as "creatures of statute." The same concept is also expressed with the phrase "creature of the