Resumen

BRITO, José L.. Presence of the smooth hammerhead Sphyrna zygaena (Carchariniformes: Sphyrnidae) and new records of prickly shark Echinorhinus cookei (Squaliformes: Squalidae) in San Antonio, central Chile. Investig. mar. [online]. 2004, vol.32, n.2, pp. 141-144. ISSN 0717-7178.  doi: 10.4067/S0717-71782004000200014.

The sighting of Sphyrna zygaena (Linnaeus, 1758) based on the capture of a specimen in the bay of San Antonio (33°35'S) and a specimen of Echinorhinus cookei Pietschmann, 1928 captured to the west of the coast of Santo Domingo (33°35'S). The former case, the known geographic distribution is increased from region to the north to San Antonio, in central Chile and in the alter, a fifth sighting is noted for the species in Chilean waters, confirming its presence in the central region of Chile

Palabras clave : Sphyrna zygaena; Echinorhinus cookei; southeastern Pacific; Chile.