Ocean sunfish | 水產百科網

Theoceansunfishorcommonmola(Molamola)isoneofthetwoheaviestknownbonyfishes...Sunfisharegeneralistpredatorsthatconsumelargelysmallfishes,fishlarvae,squid,andcrustaceans.Seajelliesandsalps,oncethoughttobe ...

Species of fish

The ocean sunfish or common mola (Mola mola) is one of the two heaviest known bony fish in the world, the other being the southern sunfish (Mola alexandrini) of the same genus.[4] Adults typically weigh between 247 and 2,000 kg (545 and 4,409 lb). The species is native to tropical and temperate waters around the world. It resembles a fish head with 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.

Sunfish are generalist predators that consume largely small fishes, fish larvae, squid, and crustaceans. Sea jellies and salps, once thought to be the primary prey of sunfish, make up only 15% of a sunfishs diet. Females of the species can produce...