hoodwinker sunfish

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hoodwinker sunfish

fish

Also known as: Mola tecta

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The hoodwinker sunfish (M. tecta) was discovered in 2017, the first new sunfish to be found in more than 130 years, and is thought to be widely distributed in the temperate oceans of the Southern Hemisphere. It is much smaller than the other two members of…
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The hoodwinker sunfish (M. tecta) was discovered in 2017, the first new sunfish to be found in more than 130 years, and is thought to be widely distributed in the temperate oceans of the Southern Hemisphere. It is much smaller than the other two members of…
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