Ocean Sunfish (Mola mola)

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Mola mola

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Ocean Sunfish

Also known as: Common Sunfish, Giant Sunfish, Sunfish, Sun-Fish, Common Mola, Headfish, Mola Ocean Sunfish

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About

Habitat

Pelagic-oceanic

Depth

30–1515 m

Max size

3.33 m

Max weight

1.32 t

Diet

Hunting macrofauna (predator)

Taxonomy

Class

Teleostei

Order

Tetraodontiformes

Family

Molidae

Where to find it

common

France Gibraltar United States (California)

occasional

rare

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