Isistius brasiliensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)

Smalltooth Cookiecutter Shark

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Life Science Identifier (LSID):

urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:7d184735-fd6e-49de-9839-5b05be202dc8

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Species presence

 Recorded In Australia
 Marine Habitats

Conservation status

IUCNLeast Concern

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    Source: Australian National Fish Collection Images
    Image by: Australian National Fish Collection, CSIRO
    Rights: Australian National Fish Collection, CSIRO

Description

The cookiecutter shark has an elongated, cigar-shaped body with a short, bulbously rounded snout. The nostrils have a very short flap of skin in front. The large, oval, green eyes are placed forward on the head, though not such that there is extensive binocular vision . Behind the eyes are large spiracles , positioned on the upper surface of the head. ... source: Wikipedia

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Names and sources

Accepted name Source
Isistius brasiliensis

Synonyms

Synonyms Source
Dalatias brasiliensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
Dalatias brasiliensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
Published in: Gray, J.E. 1851. List of the Specimens of Fish in the Collection of the British Museum. Chondropterygii London : British Museum pp. 160 pp., 2 pls
Scymnus brasiliensis Quoy & Gaimard, 1824
Published in: Quoy, J.R.C. & Gaimard, J.P. 1824. Chapter 8. Poissons. Voyage autour du Monde, entrepris par ordre du Roi, exécuté sur les corvettes de S.M. Uranie et la Physicienne, pendant les années 1817, 1818, 1819 et 1820 Vol. 1 pp. 712 pp. 96 pls pp. 183-328 pls 43-65
Leius ferox Kner, 1865
Published in: Kner, R. 1865. Fische aus dem naturhistorischen Museum der Herren J.C. Godeffroy und Sohn in Hamburg. Denkschr. K. Akad. Wiss. Wien Vol. 24 (1) pp. 177-188 [reprint pages 1-12] pls 1-4

Common Names

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Cookie-cutter Shark
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Luminous Shark
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Smalltooth Cookiecutter Shark
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Cigar Shark
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Cookie Cutter Shark
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Smooth Cookiecutter Shark
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Pigmy Shark
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Working classification

kingdom
ANIMALIA
phylum
CHORDATA
subphylum
VERTEBRATA
suprageneric
GNATHOSTOMATA
suprageneric
PISCES
class
CHONDRICHTHYES
subclass
ELASMOBRANCHII
order
SQUALIFORMES
family
DALATIIDAE
genus
Isistius
species
Isistius brasiliensis  Recorded in Australia

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