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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.

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