Identifying the "demon whale-biter": Patterns of scarring on large whales attributed to a cookie-cutter shark Isistius sp. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 The presence of crater-like wounds on cetaceans and other large marine vertebrates and invertebrates has been attributed to various organisms. We review the evidence for the identity of the biting agent responsible for crater wounds on large whales ...
Peter B Best, Theoni Photopoulou
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Moonless night sky increases Isistius species (cookiecutter shark) and live human contact. [PDF]
PLoS ONEThe nocturnal feeding behavior and zoogeographical habitat of cookiecutter sharks Isistius brasiliensis and Isistius plutodus (Isistius spp.) greatly reduces interaction of this species with live humans. Attacks on live humans are exceedingly rare with 7
Steven Minaglia, Melodee Liegl
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Comparative morphology and systematics of the cookiecutter sharks, genus Isistius Gill (1864) (Chondrichthyes: Squaliformes: Dalatiidae). [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2018 The dalatiid genus Isistius Gill (1864) has three valid species currently recognized in the literature: Isistius brasiliensis Quoy & Gaimard (1824), I. plutodus Garrick & Springer (1964), and I. labialis Meng, Zhu & Li (1985). The most common species, I.
Flávia de Figueiredo Petean +1 more
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Extensive unusual lesions on a large number of immersed human victims found to be from cookiecutter sharks (Isistius spp.): an examination of the Yemenia plane crash. [PDF]
Int J Legal Med, 2017 Accurate determination of the origin and timing of trauma is key in medicolegal investigations when the cause and manner of death are unknown. However, distinction between criminal and accidental perimortem trauma and postmortem modifications can be ...
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Photophore Distribution and Enzymatic Diversity Within the Photogenic Integument of the Cookie-Cutter Shark Isistius brasiliensis (Chondrichthyes: Dalatiidae) [PDF]
Frontiers in Marine Science, 2021 The cookie-cutter shark Isistius brasiliensis (Squaliformes: Dalatiidae) is a deep-sea species that emits a blue luminescence ventrally, except at the level of a black band located beneath the jaw.
Jérôme Delroisse +3 more
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Records of Isistius sp. (Elasmobranchii: Squaliformes: Dalatiidae), from the Azores archipelago, inferred by fresh bite marks in dolphins [PDF]
Acta Ichthyologica et PiscatoriaThe marine waters around the Azores archipelago have been studied for quite a long time. Deeper areas, however, were historically poorly accessible and only now previously unreported species are recorded regularly.
Luís M. D. Barcelos +2 more
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A new record of bony fish prey for the genus Isistius (Chondrichthyes: Dalatiidae) in a coastal zone of southeastern Mexico [PDF]
Novitates CaribaeaThe first report of bite wounds from cookiecutter shark in a specimen of cobia in the Southern Gulf of Mexico is described. The specimen was captured by artisanal fishery in the coastal zone of Tabasco, Mexico.
Armando T Wakida-Kusunoki +4 more
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Morphological Variability and Function of Labial Cartilages in Sharks (Chondrichthyes, Elasmobranchii) [PDF]
Biology, 2023 (1) Background: Labial cartilages (LCs), as their name suggests, lie in the folds of the connective tissue, the lips, framing the gape of elasmobranch chondrichthyans. As such, these cartilages lie laterally to the jaws and marginal teeth.
Claudia Klimpfinger, Jürgen Kriwet
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Defining Wound Healing Progression in Cetacean Skin: Characteristics of Full-Thickness Wound Healing in Fraser’s Dolphins (Lagenodelphis hosei) [PDF]
Animals, 2022 Cetaceans are tight-skinned mammals that exhibit an extraordinary capacity to heal deep soft tissue injuries. However, essential information of large full-thickness wound healing in cetaceans is still lacking.
Chen-Yi Su +5 more
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Integrating multiple chemical tracers to elucidate the diet and habitat of Cookiecutter Sharks [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2021 The Cookiecutter shark (Isistius brasiliensis) is an ectoparasitic, mesopelagic shark that is known for removing plugs of tissue from larger prey, including teleosts, chondrichthyans, cephalopods, and marine mammals.
Aaron B. Carlisle +6 more
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