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Molidae (headfishes, molas, ocean sunfishes, and trunkfishes)

Wikipedia Abstract

The Molidae comprise the family of the molas or ocean sunfishes, unusual fish whose bodies come to an end just behind the dorsal and anal fins, giving them a "half-fish" appearance. They are also the largest of the ray-finned bony fish, with the ocean sunfish Mola mola recorded at up to 15 ft (4.6 m) in length and 2,000 kg (4,400 lb) in weight.
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Genus

Austromola (1)
Eomola (1)
Masturus (Ocean sunfish) (1)
Mola (4)
Ranzania (king of the mackerels and king-of-the-mackerels) (5)

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External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0