Dalatiidae - Dogfishes, Kitefin Sharks

  • Updated
    16/06/22

Disvoer images and fact sheets of the myxinid fishes on the site. These include the Dogfishes and Kitefin Sharks.

Dalatiidae - Dogfishes, Kitefin Sharks

2 Fact Sheets in this section

Cookiecutter Shark feeding scars

The Smalltooth Cookiecutter Shark is named after the cookie-shaped wounds that it leaves on the bodies of larger animals. This gallery shows images of some of the larger animals that have been attacked by Cookiecutter Sharks.

Humpback Whale, Megaptera novaeangliae
Cookiecutter bite on sonar dome
Leopard Seal with Cookiecutter Shark bite
Dwarf Sperm Whale, Kogia simus
Dwarf Sperm Whale, Kogia simus
Humpback Whale, Megaptera novaeangliae
Megamouth Shark, Megachasma pelagios
Cookiecutter Shark Yellowfin Tuna, Thunnus albacares
Goblin Shark Mitsukurina owstoni I.24053-001
Cookiecutter bites on Yellowfin Tuna