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Mola mola
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Mola mola

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Kinds
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Overview
Main identification features
  • oval (length~height), compressed
  • dorsal and anal finsvery high
  • tail fin blunt, rudder
MOLA

MOLAS, OCEAN SUNFISHES

Body a deep, highly compressed oval; mouth tiny, a horizontal slit when closed; skin thick, tough, with small denticles; dorsal and anal fins long, curved; pectorals short, rounded; tail fin very short, blunt , rudder-like, its border studded with bony ossicles, with undulating rounded profile.

The genus, which includes two species, is found worldwide in tropical to warm temperate seas.


References
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