The Ocean Sunfish: Alien Colossus of the Sea
August 15, 2024
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as posted by the channelThe ocean sunfish, also known as the Mola Mola, can grow to be over 10 feet long and average around 2,200 pounds. So what's the deal with this bizarre ocean creature? While their distinctive flattened body and large fins make them look positively alien, they’re perfectly adapted to their ocean environment. Unlike most fish, the tail of the ocean sunfish never fully develops. Instead, they use their dorsal and cloacal fins to awkwardly propel themselves through the water–their large dorsal fin can sometimes cause this gentle giant to be mistaken for great whites and other sharks! Because ocean sunfish live most of their lives in solitude, female sunfish counteract the infrequent mating patterns with large egg yields of up to 300 million eggs at once, the most of any vertebrate in the world.
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