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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:Shark
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gptkbp:aquarium_trade
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Rarely displayed
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gptkbp:behavior
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Slow-moving
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gptkbp:body_shape
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Streamlined
Robust
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gptkbp:breeding_season
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gptkb:Unknown
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gptkbp:color
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Dark gray
Dark gray to black
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gptkbp:coloration
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Countershading
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gptkbp:common_name
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gptkb:Megamouth_Shark
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gptkbp:conservation_efforts
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gptkb:Limited
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gptkbp:conservation_status
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Data Deficient
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gptkbp:cultural_significance
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None known
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gptkbp:diet
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gptkb:Plankton
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gptkbp:discovery_year
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gptkb:1976
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gptkbp:distribution
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Tropical and subtropical oceans
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gptkbp:ecological_role
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Plankton consumer
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gptkbp:encounters_with_humans
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gptkb:Rare
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gptkbp:eye_color
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Small
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gptkbp:family
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Megachasmidae
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gptkbp:fins
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Pectoral fins
Gray to black
Large dorsal fin
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gptkbp:first_described_by
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William E. Burgess
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gptkbp:fishing_impact
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Potentially threatened
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gptkbp:foraging_behavior
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Filter feeding
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gptkbp:fossil_record
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gptkb:Limited
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gptkbp:gills
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Five pairs
Long and comb-like
Large and numerous
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gptkbp:habitat
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Deep ocean
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gptkbp:habitat_range
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Up to 1,000 meters
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gptkbp:has_skin
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Rough
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gptkbp:head
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Wide and flexible
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Megamouth Shark
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gptkbp:known_for
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Large mouth
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gptkbp:last_appearance
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gptkb:California
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gptkbp:length_at_birth
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About 1 meter
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gptkbp:life_cycle
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gptkb:Unknown
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gptkbp:lifespan
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gptkb:Unknown
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Kingman_Reef
gptkb:French_Polynesia
gptkb:Niue
gptkb:Northern_Mariana_Islands
gptkb:Jarvis_Island
gptkb:Kiribati
gptkb:Enewetak_Atoll
gptkb:Micronesia
gptkb:Seychelles
gptkb:Australia
gptkb:Baker_Island
gptkb:Brazil
gptkb:California
gptkb:Costa_Rica
gptkb:Cuba
gptkb:Ecuador
gptkb:Guam
gptkb:Hawaii
gptkb:India
gptkb:Japan
gptkb:Mexico
gptkb:New_Zealand
gptkb:Philippines
gptkb:Puerto_Rico
gptkb:South_Africa
gptkb:Tuvalu
gptkb:Venezuela
gptkb:Marshall_Islands
gptkb:Palau
gptkb:Wallis_and_Futuna
gptkb:Fiji
gptkb:Johnston_Atoll
gptkb:Maldives
gptkb:Samoa
gptkb:Solomon_Islands
gptkb:Taiwan
gptkb:Wake_Island
gptkb:Palmyra_Atoll
gptkb:Midway_Atoll
gptkb:Papua_New_Guinea
gptkb:Howland_Island
gptkb:Nauru
gptkb:Tokelau
gptkb:Bikini_Atoll
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gptkbp:migration
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gptkb:Unknown
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gptkbp:mouth
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Small and numerous
Filter-feeding
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gptkbp:order
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gptkb:Lamniformes
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gptkbp:predators
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None known
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gptkbp:related_species
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gptkb:Basking_Shark
gptkb:Shark
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gptkbp:reproduction
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Ovoviviparous
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gptkbp:research_importance
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Unique feeding behavior
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gptkbp:research_status
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Understudied
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gptkbp:scientific_name
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Megachasma pelagios
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gptkbp:senses
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Good sense of smell
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gptkbp:size
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Up to 5.5 meters
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gptkbp:social_behavior
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Solitary
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gptkbp:species
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Elasmobranchs
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gptkbp:speed
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Pelagic
1.5 mph
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gptkbp:threats
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Bycatch
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gptkbp:weight
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Up to 1,200 kg
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