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Ocean sunfish

BY: @liquidflame | CREATED: April 25, 2018, 4:43 p.m. | VOTES: 22 | PAYOUT: $1.84 | [ VOTE ]

[IMAGE: https://steemitimages.com/DQmbvva6x25xhe6ESkQ1gpuQj9EacsmbyrSn7b4AApszAte/Mola_mola_ocean_sunfish_Monterey_Bay_Aquarium_2.jpg]
a size comparison between an ocean sunfish and humans.

Common Name: Ocean Sunfish (Mola)

Scientific Name: Mola mola

Type: Fish

Diet: Omnivores

Group Name: School

Weight: Up to 2.5 tons

>The ocean sunfish , or mola, is the heaviest bony fish in the world.

They can weigh more than a car.

[IMAGE: https://steemitimages.com/DQmUQQiTJPkb8wzDBFkgj91fUFYfPYFn6vGEXjhw4BTqVJg/762px-Enormous_Sunfish.jpg]
1600 kg sunfish, caught in 1910

It has an average length of 1.8 and a fin-to-fin length of 2.5 m, and adults typically weigh between 247 and 1,000 kg. But there are large specimens grows to more than 3 metres in length, 4.2 metres in height, and can weigh more than 2.5 tonnes.

The Ocean Sunfish has a small mouth, a large blunt head, and pectoral fins are small and fan-shaped.

They love to sunbathe.

It spend up to half the day in the sun near the surface of the water, to keep their whole bodies warm.

What do they eat?

they feed on jellyfish, small fishes, and squid.

If you have any question or any clarification please do not hesitate to ask 😊

TAGS: [ #sunfish ] [ #nature ] [ #steemit ] [ #steem ] [ #sea ]

Replies

@rudirach | April 25, 2018, 4:54 p.m. | Votes: 2 | [ VOTE ]

hi @ liquidflame whether this fish species still exist its population ..... 🤔🤔🤔

@liquidflame | April 25, 2018, 5:08 p.m. | Votes: 3 | [ VOTE ]

Hi rudirach, i’m sorry, I’m not sure I understand what you meant ? 🌷

@rudirach | April 25, 2018, 5:13 p.m. | Votes: 2 | [ VOTE ]

whether this fish can we find

@liquidflame | April 25, 2018, 5:50 p.m. | Votes: 4 | [ VOTE ]

I got it. Sunfish have an extremely wide distribution. They are found in temperate and tropical oceans across the globe. and they may be found in the Atlantic, Pacific, Mediterranean, and Indian Oceans.

@rudirach | April 25, 2018, 5:56 p.m. | Votes: 1 | [ VOTE ]

thank you best friend's information

@rudirach | April 25, 2018, 6 p.m. | Votes: 1 | [ VOTE ]

oia whether @liquidflame is using app discord

@liquidflame | April 25, 2018, 6:52 p.m. | Votes: 1 | [ VOTE ]

I have an account on discord, but actually rarely use it 😃

@liquidflame | April 25, 2018, 6:53 p.m. | Votes: 2 | [ VOTE ]

Thank you, rudirach 😃

@joalvarez | April 25, 2018, 6:03 p.m. | Votes: 2 | [ VOTE ]

I have never heard of or seen Sunfish before.
It is so big and really strange.
Thanks for sharing this. I love learning new things here on steemit.

@rudirach | April 25, 2018, 6:31 p.m. | Votes: 1 | [ VOTE ]

hi @joalvarez, best regards from me @rudirach. hopefully we become good friends

@liquidflame | April 25, 2018, 6:58 p.m. | Votes: 2 | [ VOTE ]

😉

@liquidflame | April 25, 2018, 6:54 p.m. | Votes: 1 | [ VOTE ]

Thank you, joalvarez 😃

@masterlegend | April 25, 2018, 10:33 p.m. | Votes: 2 | [ VOTE ]

its really great @holihop sir
also thanks @ liquidflame for posting

@liquidflame | April 25, 2018, 10:37 p.m. | Votes: 2 | [ VOTE ]

Thank you, masterlegend 😃

@masterlegend | April 25, 2018, 10:42 p.m. | Votes: 1 | [ VOTE ]

you welcome

@liquidflame | April 25, 2018, 10:52 p.m. | Votes: 2 | [ VOTE ]

🌷😊

@sohelhimel | April 26, 2018, 5:42 a.m. | Votes: 1 | [ VOTE ]

You are a knowledgeable person .
Your information is really great .
i am a student so that i need to know about this .
Thank you so much for your post sir

@liquidflame | April 26, 2018, 8:30 p.m. | Votes: 1 | [ VOTE ]

Thank you @sohelhimel 😃

@isratjahan | April 26, 2018, 12:38 p.m. | Votes: 1 | [ VOTE ]

Thank you so much for this scientific post about sunfish. Its really informative article. Beautiful classification. I love your post. Upvote and Resteem done.

@liquidflame | April 26, 2018, 8:31 p.m. | Votes: 1 | [ VOTE ]

Thank you @isratjahan 🌷😃

@wonderboy3e | April 26, 2018, 1:03 p.m. | Votes: 1 | [ VOTE ]

What a big fish.NICE informative post.

@liquidflame | April 26, 2018, 8:32 p.m. | Votes: 1 | [ VOTE ]

Thank you @wonderboy3e 🌷😃

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@liquidflame | May 2, 2018, 2:04 p.m. | Votes: 2 | [ VOTE ]

Thank you 🙋

@hermanasquintero | April 27, 2018, 6 p.m. | Votes: 1 | [ VOTE ]

Que hermoso... Que bello mundo...

@liquidflame | April 28, 2018, 3:03 p.m. | Votes: 2 | [ VOTE ]

You are right 😃

@what-is-life | April 28, 2018, 10:08 p.m. | Votes: 1 | [ VOTE ]

what an amazing creature! There are so many life forms on this planet that many of us have never seen. Thank you for sharing.

@liquidflame | April 28, 2018, 10:28 p.m. | Votes: 1 | [ VOTE ]

The ocean is full of amazing creatures, we have only explored five percent of our planet’s oceans, meaning that there are still millions of species left for us to discover. nothing on Earth is more mysterious than what lies beneath the ocean waves.

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