Scalloped Hammerhead

Photo: Kris Mikael Krister · CC BY

Small schools of scalloped hammerheads pass through Ras Lima from October to March, using the headland's strong currents to navigate between deeper offshore hunting grounds and the reef. Their laterally extended cephalofoils grant extraordinary electroreceptive sensitivity — particularly useful in the murky, plankton-rich water of the Hormuz Strait. Sightings are best in the early morning before currents strengthen, with groups of 5 to 20 individuals reported by consistent liveaboard operators.