Megachasma pelagios Taylor, Compagno & Struhsaker, 1983
- Dataset
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
- Rank
- SPECIES
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Chordata
- class
- Chondrichthyes
- order
- Lamniformes
- family
- Megachasmidae
- genus
- Megachasma
- species
- Megachasma pelagios
Name
- Homonyms
- Megachasma pelagios Taylor, Compagno & Struhsaker, 1983
- Common names
- megamouth shark in English
- tiburón bocón in Spanish
Bibliographic References
- Compagno, Leonard J. V., 1984: Sharks of the World: An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date. FAO Fisheries Synopsis, no. 125, vol. 4, pt. 1.
- Compagno, Leonard J. V., 2001: Sharks of the World: An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date, vol. 2: Bullhead, mackerel and carpet sharks (Heterodontiformes, Lamniformes and Orectolobiformes). FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes, no. 1, vol. 2. viii + 269.
- Eschmeyer, William N., ed., 1998: Catalog of Fishes. Special Publication of the Center for Biodiversity Research and Information, no. 1, vol 1-3. 2905.
- Nelson, Joseph S., 1994: null. Fishes of the World, Third Edition. xvii + 600.
- Nelson, Joseph S., Edwin J. Crossman, H. Espinosa-Pérez, L. T. Findley, C. R. Gilbert, et al., eds., 2004: Common and scientific names of fishes from the United States, Canada, and Mexico, Sixth Edition. American Fisheries Society Special Publication, no. 29. ix + 386.
- Robins, Richard C., Reeve M. Bailey, Carl E. Bond, James R. Brooker, Ernest A. Lachner, et al., 1991: Common and Scientific Names of Fishes from the United States and Canada, Fifth Edition. American Fisheries Society Special Publication, no. 20. 183.