Image: Cookiecutter Shark bite on a Crested Bandfish
Wound from the bite of a Cookiecutter Shark on the side of a Crested Bandfish (AMS I.43718-001).
- Photographer:
- Mark McGrouther
- Rights:
- © Australian Museum
- Common name:
- Crested Bandfish
- Scientific name:
- Lophotus guntheri
- Family:
- Lophotidae
- Order:
- Lampridiformes
Additional information
The fish was purchased from Nicholas Seafood by Bernard Yau in September 2005. It was caught by M. Cameron on FV Tasman Explorer at a depth of 1000 m, off Coffs Harbour, New South Wales.
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Tags Fishes, Ichthyology, Crested Bandfish, Cookiecutter Shark, Lophotus lacepede, Isistius brasiliensis, Lophotidae, Lophotidae,
