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.

A sunfish, also called a mola, is any fish in the genus Mola (family Molidae). The fish develop their truncated, bullet-like shape because the back fin, which is present at birth, never grows. …

It is the type species of the genus Mola, and one of five extant species in the family Molidae. [6] [7] It was once misidentified as the heaviest bony fish, which was actually a different and …

mola, any of six species of oceanic fishes of the family Molidae. Molas have a distinctive bullet-shaped appearance, with a short body that ends abruptly in a thick rudderlike structure called …

Sep 1, 2023 · The ocean sunfishes (family Molidae) include the largest and heaviest bony fishes in the world and species within the family are distributed from southern Chile to the Arctic Circle.

Instead of a caudal fin, molids have a clavus (meaning rudder in Latin) – a deep, stiff lobe at the end of the body formed from extensions of the dorsal and anal fin rays. Molids also lack pelvic …

Molas: Family Molidae Strange, large oceanic fishes with an unusual shape. Rear of body appears to be cut-off, the caudal fin reduced to a leathery flap with a scalloped rear edge.

Distribution: worldwide in tropical to temperate seas. Mouth tiny; teeth united and beaklike (Ref. 50659). Jaws with 2 fused teeth. Each side of head with 2 tiny nostrils. Dorsal and anal fins …

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.

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 …