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Megamouth

Megamouth Shark #29

April 25, 2005


Release from: John Y. Wang and Shih-Chu Yang


Megamouth #29 was caught by ocean sunfish driftnetters and landed at Hualien Port off the central east coast of Taiwan. The fishermen described the fish as a "big mouthed shark with no teeth". The specimen weighed 580 kg and was sold at market for human consumption.