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Ocean Sunfish (Mola mola) <!--개복치-->
Subject: Ocean Sunfish (Mola mola)
Poster: Phoby (phoby@notmyphoto.com)
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Ocean Sunfish (Mola mola)


The record sunfish, Santa Catalina Island, too heavy to weigh; estimated at 2,500 pounds. In: "Sport Fishing in California and Florida," by Charles F. Holder. Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries, Vol. XXVIII 1908, Part I, p. 207, Plate V.

Image ID: fish1383, Fisheries Collection

Photo Source:
The NOAA Photo Library - http://www.photolib.noaa.gov
The National Oceanic & Atmospheric Adminstration (NOAA) - http://www.noaa.gov/
Copyright Information - http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/aboutimages.html

The ocean sunfish or common mola (Mola mola) is the heaviest known bony fish in the world. The ocean sunfish is native to tropical and temperate waters around the globe. Mola mola resembles a fish head with a tail, and its main body is flattened laterally.

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