The bumphead sunfish (Mola alexandrini) is one of the strangest and most impressive giants in the ocean. With a flattened, disk-like body and a distinctive bulge on its head and chin, this massive ...

The strike appeared to disable the sunfish before the pod moved in to feed. Baudin said encounters like this help reveal little-documented hunting strategies used by the ocean’s top predators. In ...

Ocean Sunfish (Mola Mola) Credit: flickr The ocean sunfish, or mola mola, is one of the heaviest bony fish, weighing up to 5,000 pounds. Its distinctive disk-shaped body often drifts near the surface, ...