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Synonyms: Ocean SunfishSynonyms: headfish (n), mola (n), sunfish (n). (additional references) |
| Synonym by domain: sunfishes (food & agriculture, biology & biotechnology). |
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| Mola mola |
The ocean sunfish Mola mola is a bizarre pelagic fish, the largest bony fish in the world, with specimens having been sighted up to 11-feet-long and one estimated as weighing in at 3000 pounds. They are commonly mistaken for sharks, as they often swim close to the surface and have a dorsal fin that sticks up out of the water and appears similar. However, ocean sunfish feed on zooplankton (along with small fishes and other marine life), and are commonly friendly towards people, such as divers that venture into their habitat. They are found in warm and temperate zones of all oceans, including the Eastern Pacific and the eastern and western Atlantic. Mola molas are considered a delicacy by some, but may also be poisonous.
See sunfish for other similarly-named fish species.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Ocean sunfish."
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 | Ocean sunfish floats serenely in midwater. Mola mola.Credit: National Undersea Research Program (NURP). |  | An ocean sunfish or mola mola.Credit: Sanctuaries. |
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| Language | Translations for "ocean sunfish"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | klumpfisk, almindelig klumpfisk. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | maanvis. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | möhkäkala. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
French | poisson lune, mole commun, môle commun, \MOX. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Mondfisch, Klumpfisch. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | φεγγαρόψαρο (opah, sharp-tail sunfish, slender sunfish). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | pesce luna (moonfish). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 翻車魚 . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | まんぼう. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | oceanay unfishsay peixe-lua (moonless). (various references) pez luna, atalo. (various references) klumpfisk (sunfish). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | Mola mola, Mola mola (Linnaeus), mole commun, Octhagoriscus mola, VE Mola mola, VE poisson lune. (various references) |
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HTML Code (1990) (references)O c e a n   S u n f i s h |
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