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

• 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.
• Occurrence of Megamouth Shark, Megachasma pelagios (Lamniformes: Megachasmidae) in the Central Indian Ocean.
• Two's company: first record of two free-swimming megamouth sharks, Megachasma pelagios (Lamniformes: Megachasmidae), off the California coast.
• Stable Isotope Analysis of Two Filter-Feeding Sharks in the Northwestern Pacific Ocean.

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