Isistius
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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.

