The ocean sunfish or common mola (Mola mola) is one of the largest bony fish in the world. It is the type species of the genus Mola, and one of five extant species in the family Molidae. It was once misidentified as the heaviest bony fish, which was actually a different and closely related species of sunfish, Mola alexandrini.[8] Adults typically weigh between 247 and 1,000 kg (545 and 2,205 lb). It is native to tropical and temperate waters around the world. It resembles a fish head without a t

Mola Mola Encounter in Newport Beach, California

Learn About Mola Mola🌊☀️: Did you know? The Mola, also called the giant ocean sunfish, is gigantic. In fact, it’s the largest of all bony fish. These giant sunfish can grow to weigh as much as 5,000 pounds (2,268 kilograms). That’s almost as much as a small pickup truck. The huge fish may reach a length of 14 feet (4 meters) from face to tail and 10 feet (3 meters) measured from back to stomach. Fish such as sharks and rays are cartilaginous fish—they don’t have bones. Some are heavier than the

The Mola Mola

It’s Mola mola Monday! ☀️ 🐠 ☀️ 🐠 ☀️ Mola mola often referred to as the Sunfish of the ocean, is the world’s largest boney fish in the sea! Weighing in anywhere between 500-4500lbs. 😳 These very unique & interesting creatures resemble a fish head with a tail, and its main body is flattened laterally. Sunfish can be as tall as they are long when their dorsal and ventral fins are extended. | Dana Wharf Whale Watch