Scientific Name
Megachasma pelagios  
Pronounce  
Megachasma pelagios巨口鯊
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Author Taylor, Compagno & Struhsaker, 1983 Depth 5 - 1000M
Chinese 巨口鯊 Poisonous Fish No 
Family_Chinese 巨口鯊科 Economic Fish Yes 
Family F019 Megachasmidae Edible Fish Yes  Chinese In Mainland China 大口鯊 
Max Length 709 cm  Aquarium Fish No  Common Name 大沙、大口鯊、巨口鮫 
Distribution in World global   Distribution in Taiwan East 
Habitats Ocean、Deep Sea、Coastal  Holotype Locality About 42 kilometers northeast of Kahuku Point, Oahu Island, Hawaii Islands, 21°51'N, 157°46'W, depth about 165 meters 
Synonyms  
Reference Fishbase(2005)  Taylor, L. R., Jr., L. J. V. Compagno etc. 1983 Leighton R. Taylor, L. J. V. Compagno, etc. 1983 Last, P.R. etc. 1994 Castro, J.I. etc. 1997 Itabashi, Y. etc. 1997 Nagasawa, K. etc. 1997 Nakaya, K. etc. 1997 Takada, K. etc. 1997 Compagno L. J. V. 2001 
Specimen List ASIZP0071582. ASIZP0806183. ASIZP0806971. ASIZP0915911. ASIZP0916183. ASIZP0916971.  
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Common Name Megamouth shark 
Redlist Status DD IUCN Redlist: Data deficient(DD)  2000-06-30   
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