ocean sunfish (Mola mola), snake mackerel (Gempylus serpens)

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Subject:	ocean sunfish (Mola mola), snake mackerel (Gempylus serpens)
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English: Ocean sunfish (Mola mola) and snake mackerel (Gempylus serpens).
Nederlands: Maanvis (Mola mola) en Slangmakreel (Gempylus serpens).
Date 1601
Place of creation Mauritius
Source/Photographer Nationaal Archief, Den Haag, Archieven van de Compagnieën op Oost-Indië 1.04.01 inventorynumber 135
Artist Creator:Joris Joostensz Laerle
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gelderland1601-1603_Mola_mola_Gempylus_serpens1.jpg

Ocean sunfish (Mola mola)
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.

Snake mackerel (Gempylus serpens)
The snake mackerel (Gempylus serpens) is a species of fish in the monotypic genus Gempylus, belonging to the family Gempylidae (which is also referred to generally as "snake mackerels"). Gempylus serpens is found worldwide in tropical and subtropical oceans

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