Fish Identification: Find Species


Family: Molidae Molas or Ocean Sunfishes



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5 species
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Photo by The Fish Database of Taiwan

Circumglobal
Max. Length 337 cm TL
Masturus lanceolatus (Liénard, 1840)

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Masturus lanceolatus
[Sharptail mola]

Photo by Nyegaard, M.

Circumglobal
Max. Length 300 cm TL
Mola alexandrini (Ranzani, 1839)

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Mola alexandrini
[Bumphead sunfish]

Photo by Zuberbuhler, T.

Circumglobal
Max. Length 333 cm TL
Mola mola (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Mola mola
[Ocean sunfish]

Photo by Nyegaard, M.

Widespread in the tempera
Max. Length 242 cm TL
Mola tecta Nyegaard, Sawai, Gemmell, Gillum, Loneragan, Yamanoue & Stewart, 2017

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Mola tecta
[Hoodwinker ocean sunfish]

Photo by Jawad, L.A.

Cosmopolitan. Western At
Max. Length 100 cm TL
Ranzania laevis (Pennant, 1776)

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Ranzania laevis
[Slender sunfish]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Masturus lanceolatus Sharptail mola Circumglobal 337 TL 1840
Mola alexandrini Bumphead sunfish Circumglobal 300 TL 1839
Mola mola Ocean sunfish Circumglobal 333 TL 1758
Mola tecta Hoodwinker ocean sunfish Widespread in the tempera 242 TL 2017
Ranzania laevis Slender sunfish Cosmopolitan. Western At 100 TL 1776



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