Humongous Megamouth Shark Caught Off Japan Coast

 

 

 

 

 

 

” A 13-foot long female megamouth shark weighing nearly 1,500 pounds caught off the coast of Japan was dissected before thousands of onlookers at the Marine Science Museum in Shizuoka City Thursday. The creature was caught by fishermen from a depth of 2,600 feet.

  The first specimen of a megamouth shark was caught off Oahu, Hawaii, in 1976, and megamouth sightings are extremely rare. According to the Japan Daily Press, this catch in Japan marks just the 58th occasion when a megamouth was actually seen by people.”

 

 

The Megamouth is the second rare shark caught recently , joining the Goblin shark caught off Key West last month .

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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