Fish
Megamouth Shark
Deep-sea filter ghost discovered in 1976
Family Megachasmidae
Megachasmidae is a taxonomic family in the order Lamniformes, class Chondrichthyes. Global Animal Guide profiles one of its members: Megamouth Shark.
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