big mouth shark

Megachasma pelagios

Huge mouth filters clouds of plankton

Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Africa
East Asia
North America
South America
Southeast Asia
Elongated
Large

big mouth shark is a marine fish associated with ocean habitats. The available account notes this characteristic: Huge mouth filters clouds of plankton.

Class: Sharks and Rays
Order: Mackerel Sharks
Family: Megachasmidae
Genus: Megachasma
Maximum length: 549 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Pacific Ocean: Japan, Indonesia, Philippines, Hawaii and California, USA. Atlantic Ocean: Brazil and Senegal.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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