Mola Mola, the ocean sunfish, outshines any alien with its sheer size and peculiar shape. Often mistaken for a floating rock, the Mola Mola is actually the heaviest known bony fish in the world. These gentle giants, roaming the deep blues, remind us of nature's endless capacity to surprise and awe. | Scary Underwater

Mola mola may be the weirdest fish divers see. 😻 👉 They’re world’s largest bony fish. 👉 They lay the most eggs of any vertebrate - females can produce 300 million eggs at a time! 👉 They go through the most extreme size growth of any vertebrate - from 2.5mm at birth to 10ft long in adulthood. 📹 Newport Coastal Adventure | PADI

Mola mola, or ocean sunfish, can grow to be the size and weight of a pickup truck (!!!), making them the heaviest bony fish in the world. They can be found off the coast of B.C. in the summer months when the water warms up. Mola mola can carry 50 different species of parasites, but they have a method for getting rid of them: sometimes they float at the surface of the ocean so gulls can land on top of them and pick some of the parasites off their skin. Mmmmm, parasites. Want to learn more weird n