Francais | English | Espanõl

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

iIsistius
Image:Isistius brasiliensis (Cookiecutter shark).gif Cookiecutter shark Isistius brasiliensis Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Chondrichthyes Subclass: Elasmobranchii Order: Squaliformes Family: Dalatiidae Genus: Isistius Gill, 1865
Species
See text.

</div>

Isistius is a genus of squaliform sleeper sharks in the family Dalatiidae.

[edit] Species

• • Cigar shark or cookiecutter shark, Isistius brasiliensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
  • South China cookiecutter shark, Isistius labialis (Meng, Zhu & Li, 1985)
  • Largetooth cookiecutter shark, Isistius plutodus (Garrick & Springer, 1964))

[edit] References

• "Isistius". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. June 2006 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2006.