South China cookiecutter shark
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| Isistius labialis Meng, Zhu & Li, 1985 |
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 Range of South China cookiecutter shark (in blue)
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The South China cookiecutter shark, Isistius labialis, is a sleeper shark of the family Dalatiidae found in the South China Sea at depths down to 520 m. It is named from its feeding style which often creates perfect "cookie-cutter" shaped plugs in the skin of large marine mammals and large sharks.
Reproduction is aplacental viviparity in the same way as great white sharks.
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- "Isistius labialis". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. June 2006 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2006.
