Molas [Molidae]
Description
Molas are among the ocean’s most unusual-looking visitors, with a broad, disk-like body and a slow, graceful way of gliding. Divers may spot them cruising near the surface or at mid-depth, sometimes with a curious, almost prehistoric calm.
Genera
Mola
Mola
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Fish, Sharks & Rays (plus Sea Turtles & Whales)
Chordata
|
|---|---|
| Class |
Teleosts (Bony Fishes)
Teleostei
|
| Order |
Pufferfish & relatives
Tetraodontiformes
|
Statistics
- Genera 1