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.

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 ...

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 ...