COOKIECUTTER SHARK

Isistius brasiliensis

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IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC)

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Isistius brasiliensis (Quoy and Gaimard, 1824)

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Cookie-cutter sharks are wide-ranging creatures, found in tropical oceanic climates all across the world. They tend to be found closer to islands, but they have been caught in open sea, as well.

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COOKIECUTTER SHARK

Isistius brasiliensis

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