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The megamouth shark (Megachasma pelagios) is an extremely rare species of deepwater shark, and the smallest of the three plankton-eating sharks besides the whale shark and basking shark. Since its discovery in 1976, only a few megamouth sharks have been seen, with 55 specimens known to have been caught or sighted as of 2012, including three recordings on film. Like the other two filter feeders, it swims with its enormous mouth wide open, filtering water for...

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