Name - Megachasma pelagios

Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)

urn:lsid:organismnames.com:name:508563 [metadata]

Variants and Synonyms

• Megachasma pelagios Taylor, Compagno & Struhsaker 1983

• Megachasma pelagios Taylor, Compagno & Struhsaker

• Megachasma pelagios Taylor et al 1983

• Megachasma pelagios Taylor et al. 1983

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Recent Publications

• Record of three specimens of megamouth sharks Megachasma pelagios in tropical tuna purse seine fisheries in the Atlantic and Indian Oceans.
• The megamouth shark reported from Indian waters.
• Allometric Growth of the Enigmatic Deep-Sea Megamouth Shark Megachasma pelagios Taylor, Compagno, and Struhsaker, 1983 (Lamniformes, Megachasmidae).
• First record of the megamouth shark Megachasma pelagios (Lamniformes: Megachasmidae), from the United Republic of Tanzania.
• First telemetry insights into the movements and vertical habitat use of megamouth shark (Megachasma pelagios) in the northwest Pacific.

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