TABLE 1 in Occurrence of Megamouth Shark, Megachasma pelagios (Lamniformes: Megachasmidae) in the Central Indian Ocean

TABLE 1. The occurrence of Megachasma pelagios chronologically recorded in the Indian Ocean.
Sl No.LocationYearTotal LengthRemarksReference(s)(cm) & Sex1Western Australia, South Eastern1988515 cm, MaleBeached, the firstBerra & HutchinsIndian Ocean (32°31’ S, 115°43’ E)specimen from the(1990)Indian Ocean2North Eastern Indian Ocean2002235 cm, MaleJuvenile, caught in purseBoonyapiwat(2°17’54”S, 88°12’42”E)seine and released back& Vidthayanon(2002)3South Africa, South Western Indian2002466 cm, FemaleStranded, first vouchered Smale et al.Ocean (33°59’ S, 23°34’E)specimen from Africa(2002)4Indonesia, North Eastern Indian2004177cm, MaleJuvenile, strandedWhite et al.Ocean (5°51’13.6” N, 95°16’11.8”(2004)E)5Between Maldives and Chagos2005300 cm, NACaught in tuna purseDiez et al. (2022)archipelagos, Central Indian Oceanseine and released alive(4°48’ S 75°49’48” E)6Sri Lanka, Northern Indian Ocean2012180 cm, NAThe first record from theFernando et al.(7°12’11.67” N, 79°49’44.35” E)Northern Central Indian(2015)Ocean7Indonesia, Eastern Indian Ocean2017NASighted and captured onKeaters (2017)(8°27’37.3”S 119°33’45.3”E)camera by divers8India, Northern Indian Ocean2022280 cm, MaleJuvenile, caught in Surya et al. (2022)multiday gillnetter cumlongliner9Tanzania (5°25’31.2”S2022170 cm, MaleRecorded in a localvan Beuningen et39°43’44.4”E)market and likely soldal. (2023)for consumption