ocean sunfish
Massive flat swimmer
The ocean sunfish is a large, peculiar-looking marine fish with a flattened, almost circular body that appears to be missing its back half.
It's one of the heaviest bony fish in the world, sometimes exceeding 2,000 pounds.
Ocean sunfish are often seen basking sideways at the surface, which may help them warm up or attract birds to pick off parasites.
- molaGiant oceanic fish
- moonfishDisc-shaped silvery fish
- slowLacking in speed
- flatLacking vertical variation
- roundCurved like circle
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- ocean sunfish
- fishcod, salmon, bass, perch, eels
- Atlantic fishAtlantic cod, Atlantic salmon, haddock, pollock, pollack
- Giant Fishgiant grouper, giant oarfish, great white shark, whale shark, basking shark
- open oceantwilight zone, midnight zone, surface water, water column, mesopelagic
- Pacific fishPacific salmon, chinook, coho, sockeye, pink salmon
ocean sunfishmako shark
Swift pelagic apex predator
barracuda · sailfish · marlin · blue marlin · swordfish
ocean sunfishgreat white shark
Largest predatory fish
orca · tiger shark · bull shark · barracuda · killer whale
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