The Scalloped Hammerhead is not simply a strange-looking shark. It is a test of how well Sri Lanka can see what moves through its seas, fisheries, markets and public records.

At a fish harbour, morning does not wait for perfect identification.

Boats come in. Boxes move. Fish are sorted, weighed, recorded, priced and sent onward before the heat settles properly into the day. A shark, if it appears, is not always a headline. Sometimes it is just another shape among many: a fin, a body, a number, a decision made quickly before the next load arrives.

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