All Megachasma pelagios Reviews

Megamouth Shark (Wild Safari Sealife by Safari Ltd.)

4.8 (5 votes)

Review and photos by Suspsy, edited by bmathison1972

Ichthyologists the world over were flabbergasted back in 1976 when a US warship hauled in its anchor only to discover a large and previously unknown species of shark entangled in the chain. Its enormous gaping mouth, lined only with tiny teeth, led it to be called the megamouth shark (Megachasma pelagios).

Sharks of the World Deluxe Box Set (Colorata)

5 (3 votes)

Review and images by JimoAi; edited by bmathison1972

Sharks are master hunters. They have inhabited the world’s oceans since the Silurian period and are still standing strong today, even though their population is dwindling due to human greed. They have a basic body plan of a streamlined body, having cartilage rather than bone for their skeletal structure, external gill slits on either sides of the head, and pectoral fins that are not fused to the head.

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