This list of megamouth shark specimens and sightings includes recorded human encounters with Megachasma pelagios, popularly known as the megamouth shark. A similar list is published by the Ichthyology Department of the Florida Museum of Natural History at the University of Florida.
List of megamouth sharks
Records are listed chronologically in ascending order and numbered accordingly.
Date – Date on which the specimen was first captured, found, or observed. Location – Area where the specimen was found. Sex – Sex and sexual maturity of the specimen. Size – Data relating to measurements. Abbreviations used are based on standardised acronyms in ichthyology (see Measurements). Method of capture – Circumstances in which the specimen was recovered or observed. Disposition – Repository or otherwise fate of the specimen. References – Primary sources for each specimen as well as later publications that refer to the specimen. Notes – Miscellaneous information.