Megamouth shark "M. applegatei" – have also recently been proposed on the basis of fossilized tooth remains. However, the Cretaceous-aged "M. comanchensis" has been recently reclassified as an odontaspid shark in the genus "Pseudomegachasma", and is in fact unrelated to the megamouth shark despite similar teeth morphology. The appearance of the megamouth is distinctive, but little else is known about it. It has a brownish-black colour on top, is white underneath, and has an asymmetrical tail with a long upper lobe, similar to that of the thresher shark. The interior of its gill slits are lined with finger-like gill rakers that capture
Fish stringer Fish stringer A fish stringer is a line of rope or chain along which a fisherman can string fish so they can be immersed and kept alive in water. A rope stringer "(pictured)" is the simplest type of fish stringer. It consists of a line of rope or wire with a stringing needle made of metal or hardwood at one end. The other end usually has a removable wire ring which can be used to secure the stringer. Using the needle, the stringer is threaded through the fish gill and out through its mouth, or better, it is threaded through