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slender mola

fish
Also known as: Ranzania laevis
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  • ocean sunfish
    mola

    However, the slender mola (Ranzania laevis) is smaller, measuring no more than 1 meter (39.3 inches) long. Some classifications also include the southern sunfish (M. ramsayi) is slightly smaller, measuring about 3 meters (9.9 feet), and is native to the southwestern Pacific Ocean.

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    However, the slender mola (Ranzania laevis) is smaller, measuring no more than 1 meter (39.3 inches) long. Some classifications also include the southern sunfish (M. ramsayi) is slightly smaller, measuring about 3 meters (9.9 feet), and is native to the southwestern Pacific Ocean.

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