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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 ...
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.
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 ...
A mola mola, or ocean sunfish, has been discovered washed up dead on an Oregon beach, the Seaside Aquarium reported. The ...
An ocean sunfish washed ashore about 1/4 mile south of the Sunset Beach approach,” the Seaside Aquarium posted on Facebook.
A large ocean sunfish, measuring over six feet long, recently washed ashore on the Oregon Coast, according to the Seaside ...
A mola mola, or ocean sunfish, washes up dead on an Oregon Beach: Seaside Aquarium. The fish can reach lengths of up to 10 feet and weigh up to 5,000 pounds.