Taxonomy

Animalia

Chordata

Actinopterygii

Tetraodontiformes

M. Mola mola

Mola Mola

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The Molidae comprise the family of the molas or ocean sunfishes, unusual fish whose bodies come to an end just behind the dorsal and anal fins, giving them a "half-fish" appearance. They are also the largest of the ray-finned bony fish, with the southern sunfish, Mola alexandrini, recorded at 4. 6 m (15 ft) in length and 2,744 kg (6,049 lb) in weight.

Molidae. Retrieved May, 22 2023, from en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molidae.


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). The species is native to tropical and temperate waters around the world. It resembles a fish head without a tail, and its main body is flattened laterally. Sunfish can be as tall as they are long when their dorsal and ventral fins are extended.

Mola mola. Retrieved May, 22 2023, from en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocean_sunfish.