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First record of the megamouth shark, Megachasma pelagios, (Chondrichthyes: Lamniformes: Megachasmidae) from Sri Lanka, northern Indian Ocean

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First record of the megamouth shark, Megachasma pelagios, (Chondrichthyes: La...
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The megamouth shark, Megachasma pelagios, is a rare and poorly studied shark. In this paper, the first record of the megamouth shark is reported for Sri Lanka. The shark, a juvenile estimated at 180 cm in total length, was caught in a gillnet in close proximity (,92 km) to the Negombo fisheries harbour (7812′11.67′′N 79849′44.35′′E).

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Rays , Resource Survey , Sharks , Skates , Megachasma pelagios , Megamouth shark , Non Fin Fish
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Resources Survey
environmental resources, protection and conservation. Examples: environmental pollution, waste storage and treatment, environmental impact assessment, monitoring environmental risk, nature reserves, landscape
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English
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Fernando. D, N.Perera and D.A. Ebert (2015). First record of the megamouth shark, Megachasma pelagios, (Chondrichthyes: Lamniformes: Megachasmidae) from Sri ...

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