First documented record of cookie-cutter shark (Isistius spp.) bite marks on a killer whale (Orcinus orca) in the Southwestern Atlantic Ocean

Authors

  • Julio D. Loureiro Oceanario y Fundación Mundo Marino, San Clemente del Tuyú, Buenos Aires, Argentina
  • Juan P. Loureiro Oceanario y Fundación Mundo Marino, San Clemente del Tuyú, Buenos Aires, Argentina
  • Joaquín M. C. Gana Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata-CONICET, Argentina
  • Eugenia Argañaraz Oceanario Mundo Marino, San Clemente del Tuyú, Buenos Aires, Argentina
  • Gisela V. Giardino Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata-CONICET, Argentina. CIAN, International Center of Artificial Intelligence in Natural Acoustics https://cian.univ-tln.fr
  • Romina Nuñez Favre Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias. UNLP.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5597/lajam00368
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2026-04-30

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Loureiro, J. D., Loureiro, J. P., Gana, J. M. C., Argañaraz, E., Giardino, G. V., & Nuñez Favre, R. (2026). First documented record of cookie-cutter shark (Isistius spp.) bite marks on a killer whale (Orcinus orca) in the Southwestern Atlantic Ocean. Latin American Journal of Aquatic Mammals, 21(1), 48-52. https://doi.org/10.5597/lajam00368

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Vol. 21 No. 1 (2026)

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