Video: The Mola Mola Can Gain Over 60 Million Times Its Birthweight

Posted on February 29, 2008



The Mola Mola or Ocean Sunfish is one of the largest and strangest animals found in the sea. The Mola Mola is the world's largest bony fish.

As the National Geographic video describes it - the Mola Mola looks like a "massive swimming head." The Mola Mola can weigh up to 4,000 pounds. It can gain over sixty million times its birthweight.

For more on this strange fish check out the listings on Fishbase.org, OceanLight.com and Wikipedia. The Ocean Sunfish website also has lots of facts, photos and news.

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