Megamouth shark
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| phylum | Chordata | The megamouth shark is an extremely rare species of deepwater shark, and the smallest of the three filter-feeding sharks. Since its discovery in 1976, only a few megamouth sharks have been seen, with 55 specimens known to have been caught or sighted as of 2012, including three recordings on film. Like the basking shark and whale shark, it is a filter feeder, and swims with its enormous mouth wide open, filtering water for plankton and jellyfish. It is distinctive for its large head with rubbery lips.
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| class | Chondrichthyes | |
| order | Lamniformes | |
| family | Megachasmidae | |
| genus | Megachasma | |
| species | M. pelagios |
