Definitions for ocean sunfish
ocean sun·fish

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1. ocean sunfish, sunfish, mola, headfishnoun

   among the largest bony fish; pelagic fish having an oval compressed body with high dorsal and anal fins and caudal fin reduced to a rudder-like lobe; worldwide in warm waters

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1. ocean sunfish

   The ocean sunfish, also known as the mola mola, is a large, unique species of fish found in tropical and temperate oceans around the world. It is the heaviest known bony fish, with adults weighing between 247 and 1,000 kilograms. It is characterized by its flat body shape, large triangular fins, and small mouth. The sunfish spends most of its time in deep waters but comes to the surface to bask in the sun, which is how it got its name. Despite its large size, the ocean sunfish feeds mainly on small prey, such as jellyfish and small fish.

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1. Ocean sunfish

   The ocean sunfish, Mola mola, or common mola, is the heaviest known bony fish in the world. It has an average adult weight of 1,000 kg. The species is native to tropical and temperate waters around the globe. It resembles a fish head with a tail, and its main body is flattened laterally. Sunfish can be as tall as they are long when their dorsal and ventral fins are extended. Sunfish live on a diet that consists mainly of jellyfish, but because this diet is nutritionally poor, they consume large amounts in order to develop and maintain their great bulk. Females of the species can produce more eggs than any other known vertebrate. Sunfish fry resemble miniature pufferfish, with large pectoral fins, a tail fin and body spines uncharacteristic of adult sunfish. Adult sunfish are vulnerable to few natural predators, but sea lions, orcas and sharks will consume them. Among humans, sunfish are considered a delicacy in some parts of the world, including Japan, the Korean peninsula and Taiwan. In the EU, regulations ban the sale of fish and fishery products derived of the Molidae family. Sunfish are frequently, though accidentally, caught in gillnets. A member of the order Tetraodontiformes, which also includes pufferfish, porcupinefish and filefish, the sunfish shares many traits common to members of this order. It was originally classified as Tetraodon mola under the pufferfish genus, but it has since been given its own genus, Mola, with two species under it. The ocean sunfish, Mola mola, is the type species of the genus.

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of ocean sunfish in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of ocean sunfish in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

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