Molidae

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Noun1.Molidae - ocean sunfishesMolidae - ocean sunfishes      
family Molidae
fish family - any of various families of fish
order Plectognathi, order Tetraodontiformes, Plectognathi - boxfishes; filefishes; globefishes; ocean sunfishes; triggerfishes; puffers
genus Mola - type genus of the Molidae
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All Molidae species are thought to be primarily pelagic and two species, M.
Less is known about other Molidae species, for example, sharp-tailed mola, M.
Observations of any Molidae cleaning stations are rare and the present study provides the first such observations in Galapagos and the Humboldt Current system.
Satellite Tracking and Site Fidelity of Short Ocean Sunfish, Mola ramsayi, in the Galapagos Islands
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