These fish typically weight between 545 and 2,205 pounds. Sunfish is closely related to the Pufferfish despite their size difference. The bumphead sunfish (Mola alexandrini) is one of the strangest ...

When you think of fish you normally imagine cute little creatures in an aquarium or maybe an animal the size of a dinner ...

When Rich German was paddling out at sea along the coast of Laguna Beach, he didn't expect to stumble across a "Mola mola," an ocean sunfish. On Dec. 2, German, founder of Project O and host of Our ...

A man who was fishing with his family recently south of Perth, Australia, stumbled upon the carcass of an 8-foot ocean sunfish. Jason Fowler told ABC News Australia that the sunfish, discovered in ...

Snorkeling and diving are popular activities in coastal areas, especially for folks on vacation. Seeing underwater isn't something most people can do every day, and you never know what kinds of unique ...

A giant and rarely seen hoodwinker sunfish has washed up on a beach in northern California, baffling marine biologists and igniting curiosity among beachgoers. The species, Mola tecta, was first ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A large ocean sunfish, measuring over six feet long, recently washed ashore on the Oregon Coast, according to the Seaside Aquarium. The fish – also known as a Mola mola – ...

The discovery of a giant sea creature washed up on an Oregon beach recently stunned hikers and scientists alike. The video of the animal, shared on social media, sparked fascination and questions ...

The ocean sunfish owes its name to its tendency to bask in the sunlight near the surface. In some cases, gulls on the water’s surface also indicate the presence of molas, since Western gulls and ...