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A deep-water megamouth shark was captured near Shizuoka, Japan. Looking at its mouth, we have to say it was named quite appropriately. The shark measured 13 feet long and weighed nearly 1,500 pounds.
The megamouth shark (Megachasma pelagios) is a species of deepwater shark.Rarely seen by humans, it measures around 5.2 m (17 ft) long and is the smallest of the three extant filter-feeding sharks alongside the relatively larger whale shark and basking shark.
Caught in a drift gillnet: Released alive in good condition: Petersen (1999) Four colour photographs taken. Water temperature was 67.2 °F (19.56 °C). 15: 19 October 2001: 42 miles (68 km) northwest of San Diego, California: Male: TL: ~18 ft (5.5 m) Caught in a drift gillnet: Released alive in good condition: Petersen (2001) Tissue biopsy ...
The common ling is the longest and one of the largest of the cod-like fish, the Gadiformes, which can reach lengths of 200 cm and weights of 30 kg.It is long and slender [3] with a small head and small eyes and a large mouth, which has large teeth, [4] with the upper jaw projecting beyond the lower jaw, which bears an obvious sensory barbel.
It looks like this shark is straight out of the movie "Jaws." Marine biologist Hoyos Padilla recorded this incredible footage showing the biggest shark ever caught on camera, which is 20 feet long.
A fisherman in northern Cambodia hooked what researchers say is the world’s largest freshwater fish — a giant stingray that scientists know relatively little
Around the same time, a group of scientists in South Africa made a shocking discovery: the largest bull shark ever caught, and it was found in a river. Now the team is back on business, and they've brought Jeremy with them in hopes of finding out if this was a horrifying fluke, or if the sharks have made the river their homes.
In November of 2022, Gregg Gallagher of Fremont, Ohio, caught a 10.15-pound small mouth in Lake Erie near Pelee Island, in the Ontario waters of Lake Erie The fish set a provincial record, and was ...