SHARK RESEARCHER
cookie cutter shark by: mark collins
classification
Common name: Cookie cutter shark
Scientific name: Isistius brasiliensis
Family: Dalatidae
Scientific name: Isistius brasiliensis
Family: Dalatidae
physical Appearance
1. A small cigar-shaped body with a brown color.
2. A short conical snout and unique suctorial lips.
3. Eyes are toards the front of the head.
4. Two close set dorsal fin of equal size at the back of the body.
5. No anal fin
2. A short conical snout and unique suctorial lips.
3. Eyes are toards the front of the head.
4. Two close set dorsal fin of equal size at the back of the body.
5. No anal fin
Details of the cookies cutter shark
size: male 42cm
size: female 56cm
They give live birth
Life span: unknown
size: female 56cm
They give live birth
Life span: unknown
Feeding habits
Their prey is attracted to the shark by its glowing light. When the prey comes in to bite the shark, the fish is unexpectedly bitten by the shark. It latches on to its prey and with its razor sharp teeth it spins and cuts a "cookie shaped hole in its prey.
Habitat
They are found in deep water at depths below 3,281ft (100m), during time hours. During the night cookie cutter sharks migrate vertically to the surface of the water to feed.
Global distribution
There are reports of this shark leaving crater marks on the sonar drones of nuclear submarines
Bibliography
- Person, and Charlie Corwin. "Cookie Cutter Shark." Prezi.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 May 2016.
- "How Can a Cookie Be a Cigar? When It's a Parasite! Meet the Cookie Cutter Shark." The Super Fins. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 May 2016.
- "Isistius Brasiliensis." :: Florida Museum of Natural History. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 May 2016.