Lamniformes
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The Lamniformes are an order of sharks commonly known as mackerel sharks. It includes some of the most familiar species of sharks, such as the great white and mako sharks as well as less familiar ones
White shark
Squalicorax 2DB
Aquilolamna milarcae restoration
Megamouth shark
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The megamouth shark is a species of deepwater shark. Rarely seen by humans, it measures around 4–5.5 m long and is the smallest of the three extant filter-feeding sharks alongside the much larger whal
Lamniformes
…includes some of the most familiar species of sharks, such as the great white and mako sharks as well as less familiar ones, such as the goblin shark and megamouth shark. Members of the order are distinguished by possessing two dorsal fins, an anal fin, five gill slits, eyes without nictitating membranes, and a mouth…
Megamouth shark Megachasma pelagios
Frontal view of a preserved specimen at Marine World Uminonakamichi
Individual captured off the coast of Mie Prefecture, Japan, in 2016
Head of a megamouth shark, at Western Australian Maritime Museum