#fishfacts

Mola Mola or more commonly known as the ocean sunfish is one of the largest bony fish. They are around 1.8 metres long and can weigh 1,000 kilograms. But they can lay millions of tiny babies smaller than your fingertip!

They do not have a tail. Instead they drift the sea use their large dorsal and anal fins to move. They also have a beak like a bird.

They are called sunfish because they are known to iften go sun bathing at the surface of the water (although in other languages they are known as 'moonfish' because they look like the moon). They may do this because 1) they often have parasites so they will lay on the surface of the water for the birds to peck them off and 2) because they often go deep down into the cold sea to get their food and will sunbathe to warm themselves up again.

These big things are my favourite fish i love them so m uch omg I want an autograph

Please listen to these Sunfish songs they are lovley:

Louie Zong - mola mola

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Common name: bowhead whale

Scientific name: Balaena Mysticetus

Habitat: shallow arctic and subarctic waters.

Conservation status: least concern *some populations like the one in Greenland are considered endangered*

Diet: zooplankton, krill, copepods.

Lifespan: 200+ years

Length: 40-50 ft average, but up to 60 ft.

Weight: 60-80 tons.

Feeding habits: filter feeders

Genus: balaena

Predators: orca whales, humans

Extra information:

Bowhead whales eat up to two tons of food per day.

They are baleen whales.

Their blubber can be up to 19 inches thick.

They have two blowholes.

They use their heads to break ice in the water.

They can swim up to 10-13 mph, but tend to stay around 2-5 mph.

They are social, and tend to tail and flipper slap, and breach.

They don't reach sexual maturity until 25 years old.

Females reproduce every 2 to 4 years.

Their heads take up a third of their body size.