WoRMS taxon details
Megachasma pelagios Taylor, Compagno & Struhsaker, 1983
281542 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:281542)
accepted
Species
Megachasma plagios Taylor, Compagno & Struhsaker, 1983 · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Taylor, L. R. Jr.; Compagno, L. J. V.; Struhsaker, P. J. (1983). Megamouth--a new species, genus, and family of lamnoid shark (Megachasma pelagios, family Megachasmidae) from the Hawaiian Islands. <em>Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (Series 4).</em> v. 43 (no. 8): 87-110. [details]
Holotype BPBM 22730, geounit Oahu Island
Holotype BPBM 22730, geounit Oahu Island [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Megachasma pelagios Taylor, Compagno & Struhsaker, 1983. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=281542 on 2025-03-14
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Nomenclature
original description
Taylor, L. R. Jr.; Compagno, L. J. V.; Struhsaker, P. J. (1983). Megamouth--a new species, genus, and family of lamnoid shark (Megachasma pelagios, family Megachasmidae) from the Hawaiian Islands. <em>Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (Series 4).</em> v. 43 (no. 8): 87-110. [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
additional source
Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source Compagno, L.J.V. (2001). Sharks of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date. Volume 2. Bullhead, mackerel and carpet sharks (Heterodontiformes, Lamniformes and Orectolobiformes). <em>FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes.</em> No. 1, Vol. 2. Rome, FAO. 269p. [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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additional source Compagno, L.J.V. (2001). Sharks of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date. Volume 2. Bullhead, mackerel and carpet sharks (Heterodontiformes, Lamniformes and Orectolobiformes). <em>FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes.</em> No. 1, Vol. 2. Rome, FAO. 269p. [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype BPBM 22730, geounit Oahu Island [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | megamouth sharkbig mouth shark | [details] |
| French | requin grande gueule | [details] |
| Japanese | メガマウスザメ | [details] |
| Spanish | tiburón bocudotiburón bocón | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (9 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Megachasma pelagios)
To FAO Species fact sheets
To FishBase
To Fishbase (from synonym Megachasma plagios Taylor, Compagno & Struhsaker, 1983)
To FishBase images (Megachasma pelagios, Brazil, by Carvalho Filho, A.)
To GenBank (35 nucleotides; 74 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Megachasma pelagios)
To FAO Species fact sheets
To FishBase
To Fishbase (from synonym Megachasma plagios Taylor, Compagno & Struhsaker, 1983)
To FishBase images (Megachasma pelagios, Brazil, by Carvalho Filho, A.)
To GenBank (35 nucleotides; 74 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To ITIS
