Mola

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Mola is a genus of large ocean sunfishes known for their distinctive flattened bodies and immense size, including the common ocean sunfish Mola mola.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Mola canonical 1
Mola tecta 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf genus ⓘ
taxon ⓘ
belongsToGroup bony fishes ⓘ
ray-finned fishes ⓘ
class Actinopterygii ⓘ
commonName ocean sunfishes ⓘ
conservationConcern bycatch in fisheries ⓘ
describedAs large ocean sunfishes ⓘ
distribution worldwide oceans ⓘ
ecologicalRole predator of gelatinous zooplankton ⓘ
family Molidae ⓘ
habitat open ocean ⓘ
temperate seas ⓘ
tropical seas ⓘ
hasBodyShape disc-like ⓘ
laterally compressed ⓘ
hasCharacteristic flattened body ⓘ
immense size ⓘ
hasFinType anal fin ⓘ
dorsal fin ⓘ
hasSpecies Mola alexandrini ⓘ
linked to: Mola mola

Mola mola ⓘ
Mola tecta ⓘ
linked to: Mola
interactionWithHumans occasionally observed basking at surface ⓘ
isKnownFor largest bony fishes by mass ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
lacksFeature true caudal fin ⓘ
movementStyle dorsal and anal fin sculling ⓘ
namedAfter Latin word "mola" meaning millstone ⓘ
notableSpecies Mola mola ⓘ
order Tetraodontiformes ⓘ
parentTaxon Molidae ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
preysOn crustaceans ⓘ
ctenophores ⓘ
jellyfish ⓘ
small fish ⓘ
reproduction oviparous ⓘ
researchUse study of extreme growth in fishes ⓘ
scientificName Mola ⓘ
taxonRank genus ⓘ
threat entanglement in fishing gear ⓘ
marine pollution ⓘ
typeSpecies Mola mola ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Molidae → typeGenus → Mola ⓘ
Mola → hasSpecies → Mola tecta ⓘ
linked to: Mola