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Megachasma pelagiosMegamouth shark(Also: Megamouth shark; Megamouth shark)
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Megachasma pelagios (Megamouth shark)
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Classification
- Kingdom Animalia animals
- Phylum Chordata chordates
- Subphylum Vertebrata vertebrates
- Class Chondrichthyes rays, sharks, and relatives
- Order Lamniformes
- Family Megachasmidae Megamouth sharks
- Genus Megachasma
- Species Megachasma pelagios Megamouth shark
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