Classification | |
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ostéichthyen Tetraodontiformes Molidae Mola |
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3 genres | 4 espèces |
Références web | |
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fishbase | eol |
Mola alexandrini | ||
fishbase / en.wiki / novataxa / reefdivers / fishesofaustralia | Synonymes
Mola ramsayi |
Ranzani, 1839 / NE / ITIS 615873 |
2009 Bali ©mda (via INaturalist) | Mola ramsayi
juvvénile, 2016 NSW (Australie) by Peter (via Encyclopedia of Life) |
Mola ramsayi
juvvénile, 2016 NSW (Australie) by Peter (via Encyclopedia of Life) |
NSW (Au) Rob Harcourt (via fishesofaustralia) | 2018 by Erik van der Goot (via Wikimedia Commons) | 2018 aquarium (Japon) from Newscientist.com (via Wikimedia Commons) |
circumglobal | Bumphead sunfish | subtropical |
head profile with bump; chin with enlarged bump; rectangular body scales on the middle region of the body (shape developing with age, final shape not established | ||
<300m / <300cm / <2.3t video |
video | pélagiq, océanodrome; prefer warmer water temperatures; video |
Mola alexandrini | ||
Masturus lanceolatus | ||
fishbase / en.wiki / australianmuseum / fishesofaustralia | Synonymes
sharpfin sunfish |
Liénard, 1840 / NE / ITIS 173419 |
2009 aquarium (Lisboa) by Hectonicus (via Encyclopedia of Life) | by NOAA/PIRO Observer Program (via Encyclopedia of Life) | by NOAA/PIRO Observer Program (via Encyclopedia of Life) |
worldwide | Sharptail mola | tropical and temperate waters |
oval body with an evenly convex forehead profile (prominent chin); eyes are placed more forward on the head than in the genus Mola; dorsal and anal fins similar in shape, positioned far back on body; dorsal and anal fins merge into a clavus (pseudo-tail); skin covered with small dermal denticles finer than those of the ocean sunfish; silvery with the upper parts of the sides grayish brown to blackish; sides may bear ill-defined dark spots; dorsal and anal fins are slate gray, while the clavus may have pale blotches | ||
<670m / 337cm / 2t / 85-105ans (male-females) | video | bathypelagiq, rare |
Masturus lanceolatus |
Mola mola | ||
fishbase / doris / nationalgeographic / oceansunfish / en.wiki / futura-sciences / ADW / souslesmers / en.wiki2 / fishesofaustralia | Synonymes | Linnaeus,1758 / VU / ITIS 173414 |
Italy by Simone Carletti (via fishesofaustralia) | 2009 by Mark Rosenstein (via Encyclopedia of Life) | 2005 by U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (via Wikimedia Commons) |
aquarium (DK) ©Biopix by JC Schou (via Encyclopedia of Life) | aquarium (DK) ©Biopix by N Sloth (via Encyclopedia of Life) | 2012 by BJ Stacey (via Encyclopedia of Life) |
Cerbère (Fr66) by Lauric THIAULT (via fishbase) | 2014 Cassis (Fr13) by vranken martin (via fishbase) | 2009 Italy by Andrea Peiser (via fishbase) |
2005 aquarium (Lisboa) by Nol Aders (via Wikimedia Commons) | 2005 Pointe de Penmarch (29) ©Pline (via Wikimedia Commons) | 2015 Maine (US) by Brin (via Encyclopedia of Life) |
2009 Bali by Ilse Reijs and Jan-Noud Hutten (via Wikimedia Commons) | 2012 Galapagos by Edgard Dias Magalhães (via Wikimedia Commons) | 2019 Portugal by Rehman Abubakr (via Wikimedia Commons) |
océanodrome | Ocean sunfish | (sub)tropical |
scaleless, extremely thick, elastic skin; caudal fin is replaced by a rudder-like (gouvernail) structure called 'clavus; pectorals small and rounded, directed upward; video | ||
30-480 / 150-333 cm / 2.3 tonnes / 10ans; video | Females are larger than males; 300,000,000 eggs
video |
pélagiq (sauf à venir se faire "nettoyer" près surface), solitaire, shy ms qq familière, not common |
Mola mola | ||
MàJ 13/03/2023