Exhibit ovoviparity (aplacental viviparity), with embryos feeding on other ova produced by the mother (oophagy) after the yolk sac is absorbed (Ref. 50449). Distinct pairing with embrace (Ref. 205). Size at birth
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Castro, J.I., E. Clark, K. Yano and K. Nakaya 1997 The gross anatomy of the female reproductive tract and associated organs of the Fukouka megamouth shark (Megachasma pelagios). p. 115-119. In K. Yano, J.F. Morissey, Y. Tabumoto, and K. Nakaya. (eds.) Biology of the megamouth shark. Tokai University Press, Tokyo, Japan. 201p. (Ref. 47780)
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