Juvenile megamouth shark, Megachasma pelagios, caught off the Pacific coast of Mexico, and its significance to chondrichthyan diversity in Mexico

On 16 November 2006, a female juvenile megamouth shark, Megachasma pelagios, was caught off the coast of Mexico in the Pacific Ocean, near Sebastián Vizcaíno Bay. This specimen, that has informally been referred to as “Megamouth No. 38”, measured 2265 mm in total length. It represents the third sma...

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Main Authors: JL Castillo-Géniz, AI Ocampo-Torres, K Shimada, CK Rigsby, AC Nicholas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Autónoma de Baja California 2012-03-01
Series:Ciencias Marinas
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Online Access:https://www.cienciasmarinas.com.mx/index.php/cmarinas/article/view/2071