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Ocean sunfish

Mola mola

Ocean sunfish (Mola mola)Vulnerable
Fishcarnivore

The sunfish is a giant, oddly shaped fish that looks like a floating head with fins. It lives in warm and mild oceans worldwide. Its body is flat and wide, sometimes reaching the same height as length when its fins stretch out.

  • Adults weigh between 247 and 1,000 kg.
  • Its body is flattened side to side, like a pancake.
  • Once mistaken for the heaviest bony fish, but a close cousin holds that title.
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At a glance

Classification
Fish
Scientific name
Mola mola
Habitat
Ocean
Regions in this directory
Worldwide
Diet
carnivore
Relative size
giant
IUCN Red List
Vulnerable (VU)
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