 The smalleye hammerhead may fall prey to larger sharks such as the bull shark ("Carcharhinus leucas"), while smaller individuals may also be taken by bony fishes.Its coloration may provide camouflage.A known parasite of this species is the hexabothriid monogenean "Erpocotyle schmitti"; it may also serve as a host to common copepod ectoparasites such as "Echthrogaleus coleoptratus", "Pandarus satyrus", and "P. cranchii".