Image: Fraser’s Dolphin wounded by a Cookiecutter Shark

Fraser’s Dolphin wounded by a Cookiecutter Shark

Part of the posterior region of a Fraser’s Dolphin, Lagenodelphis hosei, on the beach near Coff's Harbour, August 1972. The wound on the side of the dolphin was probably made by a Cookie-cutter Shark.

Photographer:
Sylvia Adam
Rights:
© Sylvia Adam
Common name:
Fraser's Dolphin
Scientific name:
Lagenodelphis hosei
Family:
Delphinidae
Order:
Cetacea

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Tags Fishes, Ichthyology, Fraser’s Dolphin, Cookiecutter Shark, Lagenodelphis hosei, Delphinidae, Isistius brasiliensis, Dalatiidae, Isistius plutodus,