genus Mola

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Noun1.genus Mola - type genus of the Molidae
fish genus - any of various genus of fish
family Molidae, Molidae - ocean sunfishes
headfish, mola, ocean sunfish, sunfish - among the largest bony fish; pelagic fish having an oval compressed body with high dorsal and anal fins and caudal fin reduced to a rudder-like lobe; worldwide in warm waters
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Their aim was to clarify the scientific names for the species of the genus Mola in fish.
Japanese researchers discover 'world's heaviest bony fish'
Nishida, "Multiplex PCR-based genotyping of mitochondrial DNA from two species of ocean sunfish from the genus Mola (Tetraodontiformes: Molidae) found in Japanese waters," Japanese Journal of Ichthyology, vol.
Satellite Tracking and Site Fidelity of Short Ocean Sunfish, Mola ramsayi, in the Galapagos Islands
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