Sun Fish

Sun Fish

The tail is absent from sunfish. They're sometimes referred to as "gigantic swimming heads" (which seems a bit rude)

Sun Fish

Their dorsal and anal fins are merged into a rudder-like device called a clavus in place of a tail.

Sun Fish

The dorsal and anal fins of the sunfish are flailed simultaneously when swimming, somewhat like oars.

Sun Fish

 The common sunfish (Mola mola), slender sunfish (Ranzania laevis), sharp-tailed sunfish (Masterus lanceolutus),

Sun Fish

and southern ocean sunfish are the four species of sunfish (Mola ramsayi).

Sun Fish

The biggest bony fish species still in existence is the sunfish.

Sun Fish

On average, common sunfish weigh around one metric tonne.

Sun Fish