Mola mola
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Mola mola, commonly known as the ocean sunfish, is one of the heaviest bony fish in the world, recognized for its distinctive flattened, disk-like body and immense size.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mola mola canonical | 1 |
Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bony fish
ⓘ
fish species ⓘ marine organism ⓘ |
| behavior |
basking near surface
ⓘ
sunbathing at surface ⓘ |
| bodyShape |
disk-like
ⓘ
laterally flattened ⓘ |
| class | Actinopterygii ⓘ |
| color |
brown
ⓘ
gray ⓘ silvery ⓘ |
| commonName | ocean sunfish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | Vulnerable ⓘ |
| describedBy | Carl Linnaeus ⓘ |
| diet |
crustaceans
ⓘ
jellyfish ⓘ small fish ⓘ squid ⓘ zooplankton ⓘ |
| eggProduction | up to 300 million eggs per spawning ⓘ |
| family | Molidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genus | Mola ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution |
Atlantic Ocean
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Indian Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ Mediterranean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| habitat |
open ocean
ⓘ
temperate seas ⓘ tropical seas ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
anal fin
ⓘ
dorsal fin ⓘ pectoral fins ⓘ small mouth ⓘ |
| isAmong | heaviest bony fish ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| locomotionSpeed | relatively slow swimmer ⓘ |
| maximumFinToFinHeight | about 4.2 m ⓘ |
| maximumLength | about 3.3 m ⓘ |
| maximumWeight | about 2500 kg ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
distinctive truncated tail region (clavus)
ⓘ
one of the heaviest bony fish in the world ⓘ |
| order | Tetraodontiformes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| predatorOf | jellyfish ⓘ |
| preyOf |
large sharks
ⓘ
orcas NERFINISHED ⓘ sea lions ⓘ |
| reproduction | oviparous ⓘ |
| skeletonType | bony ⓘ |
| skinCharacteristic |
rough texture
ⓘ
thick skin ⓘ |
| swimmingStyle | uses dorsal and anal fins for propulsion ⓘ |
| tailType | clavus ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| threat |
boat strikes
ⓘ
bycatch in fisheries ⓘ marine debris ingestion ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1758 ⓘ |
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