ocean sunfish
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The ocean sunfish is an extreme example of this form of locomotion.

Despite their size, ocean sunfish are docile, and pose no threat to human divers.

Blue sharks and ocean sunfish are also sighted.

It is classified in the order Tetraodontiformes, along with the pufferfishes and the ocean sunfish.

From the confines of the forests, ocean-going species such as the Ocean sunfish are observed.

Q: How large do ocean sunfish get?

The diet of the ocean sunfish consists primarily of various jellyfish.

The fishery by-catch and destruction of ocean sunfish are unregulated worldwide.

Other large species in the tank are spiny dogfish, skates, and three ocean sunfish.

On the other hand, the name "ocean sunfish" and "mola" refer only to the family Molidae.

The skin is covered with small dermal denticles that are finer than those of the ocean sunfish.

Ocean sunfish are native to the temperate and tropical waters of every ocean in the world.

Ocean sunfish can become so infested with skin parasites, they will often invite small fish or even birds to feast them.

The ocean sunfish's primary diet consists of jellyfish, but it can also consume Portuguese men o' war.

The ocean sunfish, Mola mola, is the type species of the genus.

Ocean sunfish may live up to ten years in captivity, but their lifespan in a natural habitat has not yet been determined.

The meat of the ocean sunfish is considered a delicacy in some regions, the largest markets being Taiwan and Japan.

Later it passed a lumbering ocean sunfish, a fish the size and shape of large gong that looks as if its tail has been cut off.

Family Molidae (Ocean sunfishes) are in many languages known as "Moonfishes"

Ocean sunfish often swim near the surface, and their protruding dorsal fins are sometimes mistaken for those of sharks.

"Mola" in Latin means "millstone" and describes the ocean sunfish's somewhat circular shape.

The tank includes specimens like brown sharks, a 100-pound, prehistoric-looking ocean sunfish and a silver dolphin fish that turns blue when it feeds.

They have been used to track movements of ocean sunfish, marlin, blue sharks, bluefin tuna, swordfish and sea turtles.

A curious example of fish adaption is the Ocean sunfish, also known as the Mola mola.

The caudal fin of the ocean sunfish is replaced by a rounded clavus, creating the body's distinct truncated shape.

They have the fewest vertebrae of any fish, only 16 in Mola mola.

Mola mola also exhibits the ability to vary skin colouration from light to dark, especially when under attack.

A curious example of fish adaption is the Ocean sunfish, also known as the Mola mola.

The winner of this project was Mola Mola (Jack Hazebroek).

During the summer months Mola Mola are often spotted here although they can also be spotted during the wet season.

The passengers on the port side of the boat were treated to the sight of a huge sunfish, often called a Mola Mola.

Ocean sunfish (Mola mola)

Captive individuals often act highly aggressively towards ocean sunfish (Mola mola), biting and harassing them, particularly if they are hungry.

It is closely related to its cogener, the large Mola mola, and is found in the Southern Hemisphere.

It is similar in appearance to the ocean sunfish (Mola mola), but can be distinguished by the projection on its clavus (pseudo-tail).

Ocean Sunfish Mola mola (recent vagrant)

The Ocean sunfish (Mola mola, also called the mola or sun fish) is a large ocean fish found in warm and temperate oceans.

The largest living bony fish (superclass Osteichthyes, which includes both ray-finned and lobe-finned fish) is the widely distributed ocean sunfish (Mola mola), a member of the order Tetraodontiformes.

Other active American screamo acts include Comadre, Off Minor, A Mola Mola, Men As Trees, Senses Fail, and Vendetta Red.

In addition to a wide variety of corals and invertebrates on the wreck itself, large fish frequent the wreck in some seasons, most popularly Mola mola and whale sharks, as well as Black-tip reef sharks.

Observations made during June 2010 from the Hokkaido University research vessel the Oshoro Maru in the western North Pacific showed an apparent symbiotic relationship between a school of 57 ocean sunfish (Mola mola) and Laysan and Black-footed albatrosses.

USS Sunfish (SSN-649), a Sturgeon-class attack submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the ocean sunfish (Mola mola), a marine species having a deep body truncated behind, and high dorsal and anal fins.

Numerous bands and artists have recorded music using it, including Deep Purple, Lou Reed, Bob Marley, Horslips, Fleetwood Mac, Bad Company, Status Quo, Led Zeppelin, Iron Maiden, Wishbone Ash, Mola Mola and the Rolling Stones themselves.