Rare ‘alien’ shark captured by fisherman off Japan
A VERY rare megamouth shark, so called because of its giant head and the enormous capacity of its mouth, has been hauled from the ocean off Japan.
A VERY rare megamouth shark has been hauled from the ocean off Japan, one of only 58 known sightings worldwide.
The 13 foot (3.96 metre) creature’s capture was not widely reported when it was discovered last month, despite it being a once in a lifetime event.
More than 1000 people gathered at a museum in Shizuoka City to witness a public autopsy, where scientists poked and prodded the bizarre shark.
The beast, named because of its giant head and the enormous capacity of its mouth, was hauled from a lightless depth of 2,600 feet.
According to WPTV, it was only the 58th megamouth to have been captured or sighted by man.
Sightings have been made worldwide, but at least 15 were made off the coast of Japan.
The megamouth lives mostly at great depths, but heads towards the surface at night to feed.
It comes just days after pictures emerged of a strange looking goblin shark, caught in the waters off Florida.
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