The image shows Cookiecutter Shark wounds on the side of a Yellowfin Tuna. The Cookiecutter Shark is named after the cookie-shaped wounds that it leaves on the bodies of its prey.
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Tags Fishes, ichthyology, Yellowfin Tuna, Cookiecutter Shark, Thunnus albacares, Scombridae, Isistius brasiliensis, Isistius plutodus, Dalatiidae,
Cookiecutter Shark bites on Yellowfin Tuna View full size
Kevin Rowling
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Yellowfin Tuna from Sydney Fish Market View full size
Mark McGrouther
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Smalltooth Cookiecutter Shark from Lord Howe Island View full size
Stuart Humphreys
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