An expert identified the enormous species as a hoodwinker sunfish (Mola tecta), which is one of the largest bony fish in the ...

A rare ocean sunfish has washed up on a beach in Oregon. But even at five feet long, the animal is still “relatively small” ...

The spring pygmy sunfish faces a long list of specific threats, including degradation of water quality, reduction of water quantity, and pollution in the form of pesticide and agricultural runoff.

Ocean sunfish, or Mola mola, are the world's heaviest bony fish species and can be found in temperate marine waters globally, according to the Fishes of Australia database. Their features include ...

"It's intriguing what made this fish cross the equator." The hoodwinker is larger and sleeker than other species of sunfish, weighing up to two tonnes (2,000kg). They reportedly favour more ...

How do they locate their jellyfish prey? Are there more ocean sunfish species yet to be discovered? Are their populations endangered? How can they help us understand the changing oceans?