Surprise sunfish species washes up on California shores

The ocean delivered an amazing surprise gift this past week in the form of a giant ocean sunfish species new to California waters, Mola tecta. How did this specimen get here? Did it bring friends or travel alone? Is this the first time it’s been here? Was it always...

Lots has been going on in the ocean sunfish world

Nyegaard et al 2018 published a report on the sunfishes of the South Western Pacific and Oceania findings that Mola alexandrini, Mola tecta and Masturus lanceolatus are the dominant sunfish species in those waters—not Mola mola. Read more here Tireless mola...