List of megamouth shark specimens and sightings information

list of megamouth shark specimens and sightings includes recorded human encounters with Megachasma pelagios, popularly known as the megamouth shark....

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...

ichthyology terms List of megamouth shark specimens and sightings List of prehistoric cartilaginous fish genera List of sharks in the Red Sea Martin, R...

in only two other sharks, the megamouth shark and the basking shark. They feed almost exclusively on plankton and small fishes and pose no threat to humans...

include the goblin shark, basking shark, megamouth shark, the thresher sharks, shortfin and longfin mako sharks, and great white shark. They are distinguished...

plankton-eating shark species, along with the whale shark and megamouth shark. Typically, basking sharks reach 7.9 m (26 ft) in length. It is usually greyish-brown...

white shark (Carcharodon carcharias), also known as the white shark, white pointer, or simply great white, is a species of large mackerel shark which...

and placed it within its own family. The morphology of the crocodile shark suggests affinity with the megamouth shark (Megachasmidae), basking shark (Cetorhinidae)...

goblin shark (Mitsukurina owstoni) is a rare species of deep-sea shark. Sometimes called a "living fossil", it is the only extant representative of the family...

shark (Glyphis gangeticus) is a critically endangered species of requiem shark found in the Ganges River (Padma River) and the Brahmaputra River of India...

than 218 metres (715 ft). 38 specimens caught from 1882 to 1995 were found in waters 20–176 metres (66–577 ft) deep. Sightings have been reported in Queensland...

of Carcharhinus. Müller and Henle's type specimen remained the sole known record of the speartooth shark until specimens of the "Bizant river shark"...

encompasses the range of Mitsukurina owstoni, sightings are so rare and widespread that the presence of goblin sharks could extend well beyond these areas. (Duffy...

(23 sq mi) of inland and sea around the island as a wildlife protection area. A rare megamouth shark species was found on shore[clarification needed] and the...

Sharks portal The dwarf gulper shark (Centrophorus atromarginatus) is a dogfish of the family Centrophoridae found in the Indo-West Pacific oceans, from...

July 2009 version. Carol Martins; Craig Knickle. "Megamouth Shark- Parasites". Florida Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 9 February 2009. Jaine, FRA;...

Department: Megamouth". Flmnh.ufl.edu. Retrieved 23 June 2012. Compagno, L. J. V. (2001). Sharks of the World Volume 2 Bullhead, mackerel and carpet sharks (PDF)...