Image Bank - Sharks and Rays
Largetooth Cookiecutter Shark
Reference |
IB0282 |
Category |
Sharks and Rays |
Family Name |
Kitefin Sharks - DALATIIDAE |
Common Name |
Largetooth Cookiecutter Shark |
Scientific Name |
Isistius plutodus |
Artist Name |
Roger Swainston |
Notes |
Cookiecutter Sharks, which have been found at depths of more than 3500 m, rech a maximum length of about 50cm.They feed on other sharks, large fishes and marine mammals, using specialised lips to suction onto their prey, then rotating their body to cut a round plug of flesh with their razor-sharp, saw-like teeth. |