From –Earth Unreal,
Edited by Vinuri Randhula Silva,
Top: Daniel Botelho / Barcroft Media
The Ocean sunfish
(Mola mola), also called common mola is one of the two heaviest known bony fish
in the world, the other one being the southern sunfish (Mola alexandrini)
within the same genus.
The adults have a
weight range of 247 to 2,000 kg (545 and 4,409 lb). This species appears as a
fish head with a tail, and its body is flattened laterally. The females can
produce up to 300 million eggs at a time, setting a record among any other
known vertebrates.
When newly hatched,
sunfish larvae measure only 2.5 mm (0.098 in) long and weigh less than one
gram. The surviving hatchlings can grow up to 60 million times their original
weight before they reach adult size, possibly the most extreme size growth of
any vertebrates. To imagine than they grow from this tiny larvae to this
gigantic size is indeed phenomenal!
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