Mola (fish)

For other uses, see Mola (disambiguation).

Mola Temporal range: Late Miocene to Present[1] PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N
Ocean sunfish, Mola mola
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Tetraodontiformes
Family:	Molidae
Genus:	Mola Koelreuter, 1766
Species
Mola mola (Linnaeus, 1758) Mola ramsayi (Giglioli, 1883)

Mola is a genus of the family Molidae. It includes two species, the ocean sunfish, Mola mola, and the Southern Ocean sunfish, Mola ramsayi.

References

1. ^ Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology 364: 560. http://strata.ummp.lsa.umich.edu/jack/showgenera.php?taxon=611&rank=class. Retrieved 2008-01-08. 

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