🤯 Did You Know (click to read)
Only the whale shark and basking shark consistently exceed the megamouth in maximum size among sharks.
The largest confirmed megamouth shark specimens have measured more than 5.5 meters in length. At this size, they rival other giant filter-feeding sharks and rank among the largest fish species in the ocean.
💥 Impact (click to read)
A body exceeding 18 feet long moving silently through dim water creates a scale mismatch with its gentle plankton diet. Its bulk approaches that of a small vehicle, yet its feeding behavior resembles a drifting baleen whale.
Such extreme size emerging from microscopic prey illustrates how plankton-rich systems support some of the largest vertebrates on the planet, concentrating tiny organisms into colossal biomass.
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