Ocean sunfish, which feed primarily on sea jellies, are the heaviest bony fishes on the planet. They can measure 10 feet and weigh up to 5,000 pounds. They’re often called gentle giants because of ...

An ocean sunfish washed ashore about 1/4 mile south of the Sunset Beach approach,” the Seaside Aquarium posted on Facebook.

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One of last summer’s strandings — a 7-foot-3-inch fish in Gearhart — proved to be a rare hoodwinker sunfish, Mola tecta. New ...

A mola mola, or ocean sunfish, has been discovered washed up dead on an Oregon beach, the Seaside Aquarium reported. The ...

A large ocean sunfish, measuring over six feet long, recently washed ashore on the Oregon Coast, according to the Seaside ...

When we think of the ocean, what often comes to mind are familiar sights– coral reefs, fishing boats, and waves breaking ...

The Mola Mola preys on small fish, fish eggs, squid, and other small marine life. They often seek food at deeper temperatures which causes them to lose a significant amount of body heat.

The specimen was also nearly a thousand pounds heavier than the previous Guinness World Record holder for the heaviest bony fish —another sunfish of the same species, Mola alexandrini, which was ...

The ocean sunfish is the world's heaviest bony fish, not including stingrays or sharks. Mola molas can weigh up to 5,000 pounds. The slow-moving fish looks like the "invention of a mad scientist ...

Deputies from the Volusia Sheriff's Office assisted a Mola Mola fish stuck on a Florida beach, hauling the 5,000-lb. fish to deeper water ...