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- Cookiecutter_shark abstract "For other species of cookiecutter sharks, see Isistius.The cookiecutter shark (Isistius brasiliensis), also called the cigar shark, is a species of small dogfish shark in the family Dalatiidae. This shark occurs in warm, oceanic waters worldwide, particularly near islands, and has been recorded from as deep as 3.7 km (2.3 mi). It migrates vertically up to 3 km (1.9 mi) every day, approaching the surface at dusk and descending with the dawn. Reaching only 42–56 cm (17–22 in) in length, the cookiecutter shark has a long, cylindrical body with a short, blunt snout, large eyes, two tiny spineless dorsal fins, and a large caudal fin. It is dark brown in color, with light-emitting photophores covering its underside except for a dark "collar" around its throat and gill slits.The name "cookiecutter shark" refers to its feeding habit of gouging round plugs, as if cut out with a cookie cutter, out of larger animals. Marks made by cookiecutter sharks have been found on a wide variety of marine mammals and fishes, as well as on submarines, undersea cables, and even human bodies. It also consumes whole smaller prey such as squid. Cookiecutter sharks have adaptations for hovering in the water column and likely rely on stealth and subterfuge to capture more active prey. Its dark collar seems to mimic the silhouette of a small fish, while the rest of its body blends into the downwelling light via its ventral photophores. When a would-be predator approaches the lure, the shark attaches itself using its suctorial lips and specialized pharynx and neatly excises a chunk of flesh using its bandsaw-like set of lower teeth. This species has been known to travel in schools.Though rarely encountered because of its oceanic habitat, a handful of documented attacks on humans were apparently caused by cookiecutter sharks. Nevertheless, this diminutive shark is not regarded as highly dangerous. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has listed the cookiecutter shark under Least Concern, as it is widely distributed, has no commercial value, and is not particularly susceptible to fisheries.".
- Cookiecutter_shark binomialAuthority Jean_Ren%C3%A9_Constant_Quoy.
- Cookiecutter_shark class Chondrichthyes.
- Cookiecutter_shark class Elasmobranchii.
- Cookiecutter_shark conservationStatus "LC".
- Cookiecutter_shark conservationStatusSystem "IUCN3.1".
- Cookiecutter_shark family Dalatiidae.
- Cookiecutter_shark genus Isistius.
- Cookiecutter_shark kingdom Animal.
- Cookiecutter_shark order Squaliformes.
- Cookiecutter_shark phylum Chordate.
- Cookiecutter_shark synonym "Isistius labialis (Meng, Chu & Li, 1985)".
- Cookiecutter_shark synonym "Leius ferox (Kner, 1864)".
- Cookiecutter_shark synonym "Scymnus brasiliensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)".
- Cookiecutter_shark synonym "Scymnus torquatus (Müller & Henle, 1839)".
- Cookiecutter_shark synonym "Scymnus unicolor (Müller & Henle, 1839)".
- Cookiecutter_shark synonym "Squalus fulgens (Bennett, 1840)".
- Cookiecutter_shark thumbnail Isistius_brasiliensis.jpg?width=300.
- Cookiecutter_shark wikiPageID "969122".
- Cookiecutter_shark wikiPageRevisionID "605581857".
- Cookiecutter_shark binomial "Isistius brasiliensis".
- Cookiecutter_shark classis Chondrichthyes.
- Cookiecutter_shark familia Dalatiidae.
- Cookiecutter_shark genus "Isistius".
- Cookiecutter_shark hasPhotoCollection Cookiecutter_shark.
- Cookiecutter_shark imageAlt "side view of a slender brown shark with small fins and large green eyes, with a pencil alongside to show that it is of small size".
- Cookiecutter_shark name "Cookiecutter shark".
- Cookiecutter_shark ordo Squaliformes.
- Cookiecutter_shark phylum Chordate.
- Cookiecutter_shark rangeMap "Isistius brasiliensis distmap.png".
- Cookiecutter_shark rangeMapAlt "world map with blue areas scattered through the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans, excluding the polar regions".
- Cookiecutter_shark rangeMapCaption "Range of the cookiecutter shark".
- Cookiecutter_shark regnum "Animalia".
- Cookiecutter_shark species "I. brasiliensis".
- Cookiecutter_shark status "LC".
- Cookiecutter_shark statusSystem "IUCN3.1".
- Cookiecutter_shark subclassis Elasmobranchii.
- Cookiecutter_shark synonyms "Isistius labialis (Meng, Chu & Li, 1985)".
- Cookiecutter_shark synonyms "Leius ferox (Kner, 1864)".
- Cookiecutter_shark synonyms "Scymnus brasiliensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)".
- Cookiecutter_shark synonyms "Scymnus torquatus (Müller & Henle, 1839)".
- Cookiecutter_shark synonyms "Scymnus unicolor (Müller & Henle, 1839)".
- Cookiecutter_shark synonyms "Squalus fulgens (Bennett, 1840)".
- Cookiecutter_shark subject Category:Bioluminescent_organisms.
- Cookiecutter_shark subject Category:Dalatiidae.
- Cookiecutter_shark type BioluminescentOrganisms.
- Cookiecutter_shark type LivingThing100004258.
- Cookiecutter_shark type Object100002684.
- Cookiecutter_shark type Organism100004475.
- Cookiecutter_shark type PhysicalEntity100001930.
- Cookiecutter_shark type Whole100003553.
- Cookiecutter_shark type Animal.
- Cookiecutter_shark type Eukaryote.
- Cookiecutter_shark type Fish.
- Cookiecutter_shark type Species.
- Cookiecutter_shark type Animal.
- Cookiecutter_shark type BiologicalLivingObject.
- Cookiecutter_shark type EukaryoticCell.
- Cookiecutter_shark type Fish.
- Cookiecutter_shark type Organism.
- Cookiecutter_shark comment "For other species of cookiecutter sharks, see Isistius.The cookiecutter shark (Isistius brasiliensis), also called the cigar shark, is a species of small dogfish shark in the family Dalatiidae. This shark occurs in warm, oceanic waters worldwide, particularly near islands, and has been recorded from as deep as 3.7 km (2.3 mi). It migrates vertically up to 3 km (1.9 mi) every day, approaching the surface at dusk and descending with the dawn.".
- Cookiecutter_shark label "Cookiecutter shark".
- Cookiecutter_shark label "Isistius brasiliensis".
- Cookiecutter_shark label "Isistius brasiliensis".
- Cookiecutter_shark label "Isistius brasiliensis".
- Cookiecutter_shark label "Koekjessnijder".
- Cookiecutter_shark label "Rekin foremkowy".
- Cookiecutter_shark label "Squalelet féroce".
- Cookiecutter_shark label "Zigarrenhai".
- Cookiecutter_shark label "Бразильская светящаяся акула".
- Cookiecutter_shark label "قرش قالب الكعيكة".
- Cookiecutter_shark label "ダルマザメ".
- Cookiecutter_shark label "雪茄达摩鲨".
- Cookiecutter_shark sameAs Zigarrenhai.
- Cookiecutter_shark sameAs Inistius_brasiliensis.
- Cookiecutter_shark sameAs Isistius_brasiliensis.
- Cookiecutter_shark sameAs Καρχαρίας_κόπτης.
- Cookiecutter_shark sameAs Isistius_brasiliensis.
- Cookiecutter_shark sameAs Squalelet_féroce.
- Cookiecutter_shark sameAs Hiu_pemotong.
- Cookiecutter_shark sameAs Isistius_brasiliensis.
- Cookiecutter_shark sameAs ダルマザメ.
- Cookiecutter_shark sameAs Koekjessnijder.
- Cookiecutter_shark sameAs Rekin_foremkowy.
- Cookiecutter_shark sameAs Isistius_brasiliensis.
- Cookiecutter_shark sameAs m.03vbrd.
- Cookiecutter_shark sameAs Q199372.
- Cookiecutter_shark sameAs Q199372.
- Cookiecutter_shark sameAs Cookiecutter_shark.
- Cookiecutter_shark wasDerivedFrom Cookiecutter_shark?oldid=605581857.
- Cookiecutter_shark depiction Isistius_brasiliensis.jpg.
- Cookiecutter_shark isPrimaryTopicOf Cookiecutter_shark.
- Cookiecutter_shark name "Cookiecutter shark".