Fish Identification: Find Species

Family: Molidae Molas or Ocean Sunfishes

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Photo by Photo by The Fish Database of Taiwan

Masturus lanceolatus
[Sharptail mola]

Photo by Photo by Nyegaard, M.

Mola alexandrini
[Bumphead sunfish]

Photo by Photo by Zuberbuhler, T.

Mola mola
[Ocean sunfish]

Photo by Photo by Nyegaard, M.

Mola tecta
[Hoodwinker ocean sunfish]

Photo by Photo by Jawad, L.A.

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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Fish Identification: Find Species

Family: Molidae Molas or Ocean Sunfishes(See list of species below)

Family: Molidae Molas or Ocean Sunfishes

(See list of species below)