Scientific Name
Mola mola  
Pronounce  
Mola mola翻車魨
by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author (Linnaeus, 1758) Depth 0 - 400M
Chinese 翻車魨 Poisonous Fish Yes 
Family_Chinese 翻車魨科 Economic Fish Yes 
Family F511 Molidae Edible Fish Yes  Chinese In Mainland China 翻車魨 
Max Length 333 cm  Aquarium Fish Yes  Common Name 翻車魚、蜇魴、蜇魚、海蟲(澎湖)、曼波(成功) 
Distribution in World global   Distribution in Taiwan East、South、North East 
Habitats Ocean、Deep Sea、Coastal  Holotype Locality Mediterranean Sea 
Synonyms Aledon capensis, Aledon storeri, Cephalus brevis, Cephalus ortagoriscus, Cephalus pallasianus, Diodon carinatus, Diodon mola, Diodon nummularis, Diplanchias nasus, Mola aculeata, Mola aspera, Mola hispida, Mola rotunda ...all 33..  
Reference 臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993);The Live Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific, Vol.6(FAO, 2001)  Myers, G.S. etc. 1930 Gregory, W.K. etc. 1934 Katsuzo Kuronuma 1940 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 
Specimen List NTUM04310.  
Common Name Ocean sunfish; Sun-fish; Sunfish; Headfish; Giant sunfish; Moonfish; Mola ocean sunfish 
Redlist Status VU IUCN Redlist: Vulnerable(VU) A4bd 2011-06-07   
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