Image: Smalltooth Cookiecutter Shark, Isistius brasiliensis

Smalltooth Cookiecutter Shark, Isistius brasiliensis

A Smalltooth Cookiecutter Shark photographed in surface waters at night, 8 km off Kona, Hawaii. The water depth was "3000 to 4000 feet".

Photographer:
Joshua Lambus
Rights:
© Joshua Lambus
Common name:
Smalltooth Cookiecutter Shark
Scientific name:
Isistius brasiliensis
Family:
Dalatiidae
Order:
Squaliformes

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Tags fishes, ichthyology, Squaliformes, Smalltooth Cookiecutter Shark, Isistius brasiliensis, Dalatiidae,