An Ocean Sunfish stranded in Tagdangua, Tagdangua, Pantukan, Compostela Valley today.
Source: Tangere Ken Facebook, via Marine Wildlife Watch of the Philippines Facebook
This appears to be a Sharptail Mola (Masturus lanceolatus).
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An Ocean Sunfish stranded in Tagdangua, Tagdangua, Pantukan, Compostela Valley today.
Source: Tangere Ken Facebook, via Marine Wildlife Watch of the Philippines Facebook
This appears to be a Sharptail Mola (Masturus lanceolatus).
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An Ocean Sunfish (F. Molidae) was netted in Medina, Misamis Oriental this morning.
Source: Marine Wildlife Watch of the Philippines Facebook
This appears to be a Sharptail Mola (Masturus lanceolatus).
Another Ocean Sunfish found on the shores of Balabago, San Joaquin, Iloilo today.
Source: Ric Gaviloria Facebook, via Marine Wildlife Watch of the Philippines Facebook
This looks like it might be a Sharptail Mola (Masturus lanceolatus).
A Sharptail Mola (Masturus lanceolatus) found in the coastal area of Cagangohan, Panabo City, Davao del Norte today.
Source: Bfar-PFO Davao del Norte Facebook, via Marine Wildlife Watch of the Philippines Facebook
A Sharptail Mola (Masturus lanceolatus) was found floating weak off Bais, Negros Oriental yesterday. The animal was brought to shore by fishers and eaten.
Source: Cyrene Mary Bestes Singco Facebook, via Marine Wildlife Watch of the Philippines Facebook
(This is Part 2 of a 2-part photo set)
A Sharptail Mola (Masturus lanceolatus) was found floating weak off Bais, Negros Oriental yesterday. The animal was brought to shore by fishers and eaten.
Source: Cyrene Mary Bestes Singco Facebook, via Marine Wildlife Watch of the Philippines Facebook
(This is Part 1 of a 2-part photo set)
A Sharptail Mola (Masturus lanceolatus) was caught accidentally in a fishing net off Toboso, Negros Occidental last 3 June. The animal did not survive.
Source: , Bobby Valencia Facebook via Marine Wildlife Watch of the Philippines Facebook
Ocean Sunfish found at the shores of Sibuyan, Romblon
An estimated seven-foot, 200-kilogram Ocean Sunfish (Mola mola), the heaviest known bony fish in the world was found at the shores of Sibuyan, Romblon on Saturday. With an average adult weight between 247-kg and 1,000-kg, it resembles a fish head with a tail, and its main body is flattened laterally.Female Ocean Sunfish can produce over 300 million eggs each breeding season, making them the most fecund extant vertebrate. They prefer the open ocean but occasionally venture into kelp beds and deep coral reefs in order to be cleaned of parasites by fishes such as Wrasses (F. Labridae) and Emperor Angelfish (Pomacanthus imperator).
Surviving on a diet consisting mainly of jellyfish, Ocean Sunfish have not been evaluated by the IUCN, US Federal List, or CITES.
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Photos: Zary Mae Maiayas
Source: Flord Nicson J. Calawag Facebook
This individual appears to be a Sharptail Sunfish (Masturus lanceolatus), not an Ocean Sunfish (Mola mola).
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