Deputies said they identified the fish as a Mola Mola, also known as an ocean sunfish. The Mola Mola are the heaviest of all the bony fish, with large specimens reaching 14 feet vertically ...

Ocean sunfish weighing an estimated 1,000 pounds shows resiliency after possible great white shark attack off Tasmania.

The underwater world is home to an astonishing variety of creatures, each uniquely adapted to its environment. Among these, some fish stand out not just for their colors but also for their unusual ...

He left PEOPLE in 2023. It's official. Scientists have confirmed the discovery of the largest recorded bony fish in history. When a giant sunfish (Mola alexandrini) surfaced last December near ...

It just really stuck out how bizarre and weird it looked." Sunfish, or mola, are large, round-bodied fish that can weigh thousands of kilograms. They are also know for their unique behaviour.

She has been intrigued with the fish form ever since. Since 2000, Thys and her colleagues have been traveling the world's oceans studying the giant ocean sunfish (mola). Though these fish can grow ...

The sunfish family includes the world's largest living bony fish, comprising three genera and five species ... For instance, the slender mola showed no traces of jellyfish in its stomach, instead ...