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Sharptail Mola

Masturus lanceolatus

Classification

Family
Molidae

The sharptail mola (Masturus lanceolatus) is a species of mola found circumglobally in tropical and temperate waters. It is similar in appearance to the ocean sunfish (Genus: Mola), but can be distinguished by the projection on its clavus (pseudo-tail). Other common names include sharpfin sunfish, point-tailed sunfish, and trunkfish.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United States of America · 45Brazil · 2Mexico · 1Portugal · 1