The Megamouth Shark (Megachasma Pelagios) is a deep-water shark that is distinguished by its large head and mouth with rubber-like lips. It is the smallest of the filter-feeding sharks, following the Whale Shark and Basking Shark. Megamouth sharks are not typically seen as they live anywhere between the water surface and the deep-sea floor.
They live the in the Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian oceans and have been mostly found in Japan, the Philippines, and Taiwan. Megamouth sharks generally eat plankton, shrimp, copepods, pelagic jellyfish. Their life expectancy is not known, but it is believed their age can be determined by counting the growth rings on their vertebrae.
Megamouth Sharks have a total length between 13’-18’ (4-5.5 m) and an overall weight in the range of 2000-2700 lb (907-1225 kg). The lifespan of the rare Megamouth Shark is still unknown.
The Megamouth Shark (Megachasma Pelagios) is a deep-water shark that is distinguished by its large head and mouth with rubber-like lips. It is the smallest of the filter-feeding sharks, following the Whale Shark and Basking Shark. Megamouth sharks are not typically seen as they live anywhere between the water surface and the deep-sea floor.
They live the in the Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian oceans and have been mostly found in Japan, the Philippines, and Taiwan. Megamouth sharks generally eat plankton, shrimp, copepods, pelagic jellyfish. Their life expectancy is not known, but it is believed their age can be determined by counting the growth rings on their vertebrae.
Megamouth Sharks have a total length between 13’-18’ (4-5.5 m) and an overall weight in the range of 2000-2700 lb (907-1225 kg). The lifespan of the rare Megamouth Shark is still unknown.
