| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANIMALIA | CHORDATA | CHONDRICHTHYES | LAMNIFORMES | MEGACHASMIDAE |
| Scientific Name: | Megachasma pelagios | |||
| Species Authority | Taylor, Compagno & Struhsaker, 1983 | |||
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| Red List Category & Criteria: | Data Deficient ver 2.3 |
| Year Assessed: | 2000 |
| Assessor/s | Compagno, L.J.V. |
| Evaluator/s: | Musick, J.A. & Fowler, S. (Shark Red List Authority) |
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Justification: A large, mainly deepwater filter-feeding species that is known from only a few bycaught or stranded specimens and is apparently very rare throughout its range. It could increasingly be taken as bycatch in deepwater fisheries. |
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| Range Description: | Probably circumtropical and wide-ranging. Western Atlantic: Brazil. Eastern Atlantic: Senegal. Southeastern Indian Ocean: Australia (Western Australia). Western North Pacific: Japan, Philippines (Macabalan Bay, Cagayan de Oro), Indonesia (Sulawezi, Nain Island, Bunaken Archipelago). Central Pacific: Hawaiian Islands (Oahu). Eastern Pacific: USA (Southern California near San Clemente and off Catalina Island and San Diego). |
| Countries: |
Native:
Australia (Western Australia); Brazil; Indonesia; Japan; Philippines; Senegal; United States (California, Hawaiian Is.)
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| FAO Marine Fishing Areas: |
Native:
Indian Ocean – eastern; Pacific – eastern central; Pacific – northwest
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| Population: | Spottily known from less than 20 specimens. |
| Population Trend: |
Unknown
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| Systems: | Marine |
| Citation: | Compagno, L.J.V. 2000. Megachasma pelagios. In: IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 23 November 2008. |
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