The megamouth shark is an extremely rare species of deep-water sharks. Since 1976, only a few megamouth sharks have been seen, with only 55 fish known to have been caught.
Megamouths are very large sharks, able to grow to 5.4 metres - 18 feet in length. and with a weights of up to 1,200 kg - 2,670 lb have been reported.
| DISTRIBUTION: | Pacific Ocean |
| MAX SIZE: | 1200 lb / 1670 kg |
| MAX LENGTH: | 18 feet /5,4 meter |
| MAX AGE: | Unknown |
| ENVIRONMENT: | Saltwater |