Ocean sunfish - Wikipedia
The ocean sunfish (Mola mola), also known as the common mola, is one of the largest bony fish in the world. It is the type species of the genus Mola, and one of five extant species in the family Molidae.
Ocean Sunfish (Mola) - National Geographic
Resembling a big floating blob, the ocean sunfish, or mola, is the world's largest bony fish. As gigantic as the ocean sunfish can be, it still seems like only half a fish. Sunfish, or mola,...
Ocean sunfish - Facts, Diet, Habitat & Pictures on Animalia.bio
The ocean sunfish or common mola (Mola mola) is one of the largest bony fish in the world. It was misidentified as the heaviest bony fish, which was actually a different species, Mola alexandrini. Adults typically weigh between 247 and 1,000 kg (545 and 2,205 lb).
Mola (fish) - Wikipedia
A sunfish, also called a mola, is any fish in the genus Mola (family Molidae). The fish develop their truncated, bullet-like shape because the back fin, which is present at birth, never grows. Instead, it folds into itself as the creature matures, creating a rounded rudder called a clavus.
The Fascinating Mola Mola: A Guide to Nusa Penida’s Ocean Sunfish
Divers from all corners of the world flock to dive in Bali, and more specifically in Nusa Penida, to encounter the famous Mola Mola fish, also known as the sunfish. We have encountered so many of them while diving with the Dune Penida diving center that we wanted to share our photos and passion for this incredible marine animal with you.
Ocean Sunfish | Oceana
Ocean sunfish are foraging predators that will eat a variety of food, but their preferred prey are jellyfishes. Jellyfishes are almost exclusively made up of water and are low in calories/nutrients, so a fish with a body as large as the ocean sunfish’s has …
ADW: Mola mola: INFORMATION
Ocean sunfish, Mola mola, are found in the temperate and tropical regions of the Mediterranean, Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans (Wheeler, 1969; Sims and Southall, 2002; Houghton et al., 2006). They are commonly observed off the coast of Southern California, Indonesia, the British Isles, the Northern and Southern Isles of New Zealand, the ...
Ocean Sunfish - American Oceans
Ocean sunfish, also known as Mola mola, are found in temperate and tropical oceans around the world. They prefer to live in the open ocean, where they can swim freely and feed on their preferred diet of jellyfish, salps, and other small organisms. Ocean currents play a significant role in the habitat of ocean sunfish.
Exploring the Fascinating World of the Mola Mola Ocean Sunfish
2023年9月4日 · The Mola Mola, also known as the ocean sunfish, is a large, flat-bodied fish that inhabits the world’s oceans. Its appearance is unlike any other fish, with a bullet-shaped body and a laterally compressed structure.
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The biology and ecology of the ocean sunfish - Springer
2010年1月19日 · Relatively little is known about the biology and ecology of the world’s largest (heaviest) bony fish, the ocean sunfish Mola mola, despite its worldwide occurrence in temperate and tropical seas. Studies are now emerging that require many common perceptions about sunfish behaviour and ecology to be re-examined.