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Scymnus brasiliensis

(Cookie cutter shark)

Interesting Facts

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Common Names

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Common Names in Danish:

Almindelig cookiecutterhaj

Common Names in Dutch:

Koekjessnijder

Common Names in English:

Cigar shark, Cookie cutter shark, Cookie-cutter shark, cookiecutter shark, Luminous shark

Common Names in Finnish:

Brasilianvalohai

Common Names in French:

Squalelet féroce

Common Names in German:

Kleiner Leuchthai

Common Names in Japanese:

Darumazame

Common Names in Mandarin Chinese:

巴西达摩鲨, 巴西達摩鯊, 雪茄鮫, 雪茄鲛

Common Names in Portuguese:

Cação luminoso, Cação luminosos

Common Names in Spanish:

tiburón cigarro, tiburón cigarro, Tiburón puro, Tollo cigarro

Common Names in Tahitian:

Ma'o ava ava

Taxonomy

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Synonyms

Isistius brasiliensis (Quoy and Gaimard, 1824)

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Scymnus

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 8 species and subspecies in this genus:

S. bispinatus (Pygmy Shark) · S. brasiliensis (Cookie-Cutter Shark) · S. camptodromus (Ladybird Beetle) · S. loewii (Loew's Scymnus Lady Beetle) · S. ningshanensis (Ladybird Beetle) · S. rostratus (Little Sleeper Shark) · S. sinuanodulus (Ladybird Beetle) · S. suturalis (Ladybird Beetle)

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Last Revised: 2012-07-28