[www.keralites.net] Fishermen have discovered a rare megamouth shark trapped in a net at a beach in the Philippines.

 

Fishermen have discovered a rare megamouth shark trapped in a net at a beach

in the Philippines.
 

The massive 15-foot adult male shark was dead when it was found beached on the Barangay Marigondon shores in between the Albay and Masbate provinces. 

The extraordinary shark has been named toothless by locals but interestingly has an abundance of teeth, which are lined in about 50 rows.

 

Fishermen have discovered a rare megamouth shark washed up at a beach in the Philippines

The massive 15-foot adult male shark was dead when it was found beached on the Barangay Marigondon shores in between the Albay and Masbate provinces
 

The extraordinary shark has been named toothless by locals but interestingly has an abundance of teeth, which are lined in about 50 rows
 

With only 64 previous sightings of this type of shark ever recorded, it is thought scientists will be able to get a close-up look at the the creatures like never before
 

The shark's cause of death has yet to be determined but it is thought it's body will likely go on display at Albay Parks and Wildlife Centre in the Philippines
 

The megamouth shark trolls the seabed for small bits of food, catching them with their massive mouths and capturing them in their jaws

Up until now, scientists have had limited information regarding the sharks, as they are very rarely seen by humans
 

 

Speaking to The Washington Post , Christopher Bird, a Ph.D. student who studies deep-sea sharks at the University of Southampton in England, said we know so little about the sharks

'It wasn't discovered really until 1976. It's only really seen when it's accidentally caught in fishermen's nets or when it is stranded on beaches.''It's just a mystery', he said

 

The sharks have only ever been sighted when they come to the surface in the search for food
 

Fishermen in the Philippines hoisted in the shark, which was a massive 15-feet
 

Fishermen used a stretcher with steel bars to carry a rare 15-foot megamouth shark which was trapped in a fisherman's net  

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