Hammerhead shark

The Hammerhead Shark is the most common member of the shark group. This large fish always appears in the ocean during the summer months, between June and September. Between the hours of 9pm and 4am, this is the only shark that can be found. The hammerhead shark has always sold for 8,000 Bells, except in the PAL versions of, where it sold for 12,000 Bells, as much as the Hercules Beetle or the newer Golden Stag beetle.

Donating to the Museum
When donated to the Museum, this fish always goes into the back tank, the ocean tank.

In Wild World
Blathers will comment on your donation as follows:

"The fin of the hammerhead shark is used in some foreign cooking, eh wot? Indeed, it is used in a delightful delicacy called shark's-fin soup! This dish is usually quite pricey because of all that goes into its preparation. Why, it takes three days merely to reconstitute the dried shark's fin! After THAT, the chef must pick out the skin and cartilage with tweezers! Only after all that can it be used as an ingredient. THAT is a just cost!"

In City Folk
Blathers will say this when handed the big fish:

"Ah, the hammerhead shark, also, I believe, known simply as the hammerhead in certain circles. The hammer-shaped head is thought to give this shark a great sense of its environment...like radar. Compared to other sharks, this one wears a bit of a daft expression that some people find charming!"

The hammerhead can then be found "pacing" in the back tank, much like the blue marlin.

Encyclopedia Information
Once the player has caught a particular fish or bug, they can find information about it in the bug or fish menus. Once the hammerhead shark has been caught, the following information can be found in the fish menu:

Wild World

 * Size: 8.1 feet
 * Habitat: Ocean
 * Season: Summer
 * There are eight species of hammerheads. They school and rarely attack humans.

City Folk

 * Size: About 100 in.
 * Habitat: Ocean
 * Season: Summer
 * These travel in schools, which is rare for sharks. Try to avoid running into one.

Further information
The smooth hammerhead's name comes from its hammer, which lacks any sort of central indentation. It is a rather common hammerhead shark, and the second largest after the great hammerhead. It's fins are valued for the delicasy shark fin soup.

Trivia

 * It is the only shark to appear from 9pm - 4am.
 * Despite being worth more than the ocean sunfish, it is smaller, lighter and easier to catch, as there is a small chance of catching a shark instead of a sunfish. After 9pm, there is no chance of catching any other sort of shark, therefore making it easier to catch than the sunfish.