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    Species Accepted

    Megachasma pelagios Taylor, Compagno & Struhsaker, 1983

    big mouth shark
    EukaryotaAnimalia...Megachasma
    IUCNLeast Concern

    Classification and descendants

    Source: Catalogue of Life

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      Synonyms and combinations

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      Vernacular names

      Source: Catalogue of Life

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      Dev ağızlı köpekbalığı Turkish
      Hiu bermulut besar Indonesian
      Jättemunhaj Swedish
      Kæmpemund Danish
      Rekin wielkogębowy Polish
      Requin grande-gueule French
      Reuzenbekhaai Dutch
      Riesenmaulhai German
      Squalo bocca grande Italian
      Suurisuuhai Finnish

      Bibliography

      Source: Catalogue of Life

      6 results
      Compagno, L. J. V. (2001). Sharks of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date. Volume 2. Bullhead, mackerel and carpet sharks (Heterodontiformes, Lamniformes and Orectolobiformes). FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes, No. 1, Vol. 2. Rome, FAO. 269p. https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=138597
      Observation.org contributors. 2018. "Download species lists". Observation.org, Nature observations form around the world. est. 2008. Hisko de Vries (man). Observation International Foundation. https://observation.org/download.php?lang=en&local=xx
      Zicha O, Hrb J, Maňas M, Novák J, and BioLib contributors. BioLib.cz: Taxonomic tree of plants and animals with photos. 1999 - 2019, https://www.biolib.cz/en/main/
      Nelson, J. S., Crossman, E. J., Espinosa-Pérez, H., Findley, L. T., Gilbert, C. R., Lea, R. N., & Williams, J. D. (2004). Common and scientific names of fishes from the United States, Canada and Mexico Special Publication. American Fisheries Society, 29 American Fisheries Society: Bethesda. ISBN 1-888569-61-1. 386 + CD-Rom, pp. https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=168273
      Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology. (2009). Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL). https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=261686
      Taylor, L. R. Jr.; Compagno, L. J. V.; Struhsaker, P. J. (1983). Megamouth--a new species, genus, and family of lamnoid shark (Megachasma pelagios, family Megachasmidae) from the Hawaiian Islands. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (Series 4), v. 43 (no. 8): 87–110. https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=487185

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