The fish was initially believed to be a more common ocean sunfish (Mola mola) as people, "were flocking to the beach to see this unusual fish," according to the aquarium. Start the day smarter.
marking the third dead sunfish the region has seen since June. The Seaside Aquarium said the Mola mola washed ashore at Hug ...
Nyegaard dubbed the mola tecta as a new species of sunfish “hiding in plain sight” in a 2017 scientific journal publication, according to the aquarium. Per Nyegaard’s request, the aquarium ...
The appearance of the seven-foot (2.1m) hoodwinker sunfish has baffled scientists, who question how the fish made it so far from its home waters. An intern at the University of California spotted ...
The aquarium in Yokohama’s Kanazawa Ward keeps ocean sunfish in a 7-meter-tall cylindrical tank for display. At the time of the video shoot for this article, seven sunfish caught in a fixed ...