The ocean sunfish (Mola mola), also known as the common mola, is one of the largest bony fish in the world. It is the type species of the genus Mola, and one of five extant species in the family Molidae.

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.

The ocean sunfish (Mola mola) looks like the invention of a mad scientist. Huge and flat, this silvery-gray fish has a tiny mouth and big eyes that vanish into an even bigger body with a truncated tail. Topping out around 5,000 pounds (2,268 kg), …

Resembling a big floating blob, the ocean sunfish, or mola, is the world's largest bony fish. As gigantic as the ocean sunfish can be, it still seems like only half a fish. Sunfish, or mola,...

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).

Sunfish, also known as ocean sunfish, common mola, or mola mola, are large bony fish. They are actually the heaviest bony fish species in the world (a number of sharks are heavier, but they are cartilaginous fish.) These fish are pelagic, which means that they swim through the open ocean.

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.

All species of sunfishes are found in tropical and temperate ocean basins. Recent tagging studies have finally laid to rest the historical characterization of sunfishes as passive drifters (Pope et al. 2010).

The sunfish is one of the gentle giants of the sea. HowStuffWorks explains how why it loves sunbathing, dining on crabs and taking deep ocean dives.

Jul 3, 2019 · Ocean sunfish live in tropical and temperate waters, and they can be found in the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans as well as inlets such as the Mediterranean and North seas. They generally stay within 60–125 miles of the coastline, …