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The giant sunfish or bumphead sunfish (Mola alexandrini), [3] (also known as the Ramsay's sunfish, southern sunfish, southern ocean sunfish, short sunfish or bump-head sunfish in various parts of the world), [4] is a fish belonging to the family Molidae. It is closely related to the more widely known Mola mola, and is found in the Southern ...
A giant species of fish that was first discovered seven years ago washed ashore in Oregon last week, according to marine biologists who study the animal.
A rare hoodwinker sunfish washed ashore in northern Oregon Monday, with the massive fish surprising local residents. The over seven-foot sunfish, also known as Mola tecta, was found on Gearhart ...
A sunfish caught in 1910, with an estimated weight of 1,600 kg (3,500 lb) Despite their size, ocean sunfish are docile and pose no threat to human divers. [32] Injuries from sunfish are rare, although a slight danger exists from large sunfish leaping out of the water onto boats.
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 [3] and 2,744 kg (6,049 lb) in weight. The family name comes from the ocean sunfish 's scientific name Mola mola , both its genus name and epithet come from the Latin word mola for " millstone " because of its ...
A massive rare fish thought to only live in temperate waters in the southern hemisphere has washed up on Oregon's northern coast, drawing crowds of curious onlookers intrigued by the unusual sight.
Dec. 2 video of an ocean sunfish, spotted near Laguna Beach, Calif., has gone viral. The huge sea creature swam in between two paddleboarders.
The Everyglades pygmy sunfish can be found in the United States from the end of Cape Fear River, North Carolina to Mobile Bay, Alabama. [2] [5] [9] It may also be found from the south of Florida to the northern end of the Everglades. [2] [4] The fish has been found more often in the natural marshes rather than the constructed marshes of central ...