Megamouth shark (redirect from Megachasma pelagios)
The megamouth shark (Megachasma pelagios) is a species of deepwater shark. Rarely seen by humans, it measures around 5.2 m (17 ft) long and is the smallest...
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sole extant member. Megachasma is known from a single living species, Megachasma pelagios. In addition to the living M. pelagios, however, two extinct...
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Based on comparison with the teeth of the recent megamouth species (Megachasma pelagios), the length of the animal has been estimated at 1.3–3.5 m (4.3–11...
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(basking shark) and Lamnidae (mackerel sharks). The megamouth shark (Megachasma pelagios) was placed as the next-closest relative to these taxa, though the...
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Applegate. Megachasma applegatei is only known from isolated teeth. Based on comparison with the teeth of the recent species (Megachasma pelagios), it was...
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specimens and sightings includes recorded human encounters with Megachasma pelagios, popularly known as the megamouth shark. A similar list is published...
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Taylor, Compagno & Struhsaker, 1983 Genus Megachasma Taylor, Compagno & Struhsaker, 1983 Megachasma pelagios Taylor, Compagno & Struhsaker, 1983 (megamouth...
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approximately 6.17 m (20.2 ft), and the massive megamouth shark (Megachasma pelagios), up to 5.6 m (18 ft) long and a weight of 1,215 kg (2,679 lb). The...
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(Rhincodon typus), the dugong (Dugong dugon), and the megamouth shark (Megachasma pelagios). Within the South China Sea, Philippine scientists have discovered...
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Compagno, L.J.V. (1990). "Relationships of the megamouth shark, Megachasma pelagios (Lamniformes: Megachasmidae), with comments on its feeding habits"...
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