Ocean Sunfish (Mola mola)
This photograph corresponds to a record of Ocean Sunfish (Mola mola) made in En el mar, a la altura de Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina on 09/12/2023. The photograph was published by Alec Earnshaw and is part of the EcoRegistros biodiversity database.
Author's comments:
Los Albatros Ceja Negra se acercaban. Cuando el pez se ponía en posición horizontal, los albatros picaban parásitos u otros seres prendidos al Pez Luna.
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Record
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum / Division: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Tetraodontiformes |
| Family: | Molidae |
| Scientific name: | Mola mola |
| English Name: | Ocean Sunfish |
| Spanish Name: | Pez Luna |
| Portuguese Name: | Peixe Lua |
| Sex: | Indistinguishable |
| Life stage: | Adult |
| Registration date: | 09/12/2023 |
| Country: | Argentina |
| Province / Department: | Buenos Aires |
| Location or protected area: | En el mar, a la altura de Mar del Plata |
| Location accuracy: | Low |
| Belonging: | Native |
| Condition: | Wild |
| Certainty: | Photographed |
| Reproduction information: | No |
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| Photography ID: | 560429 View Full Record |
| Publication date: | 12/17/2023 13:26:25 |
