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'''''Mola tecta''''', also known commonly as the as the '''hoodwinker sunfish''' is a newly discovered<ref> Newshub.co.nz [http://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2017/07/new-giant-ocean-sunfish-species-discovered.html]</ref> sunfish species in the [[genus]] '''''Mola''''' belonging to the family [[Molidae]]. It is closely related to its [[congener (biology)|congener]], the larger and much wider known ''[[Mola mola]]''. The hoodwinker sunfish is slimmer and with a sleeker adult body shape. Unlike other ''Mola'' species it lacks "lumps, bumps, or a snout" even as an adult.<ref>National Geographic July 2017 [http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2017/07/hoodwinker-species-ocean-sunfish-spd/]</ref> |
'''''Mola tecta''''', also known commonly as the as the '''hoodwinker sunfish''' is a newly discovered<ref> Newshub.co.nz [http://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2017/07/new-giant-ocean-sunfish-species-discovered.html]</ref> sunfish species in the [[genus]] '''''Mola''''' belonging to the family [[Molidae]]. It is closely related to its [[congener (biology)|congener]], the larger and much wider known ''[[Mola mola]]''. The hoodwinker sunfish is slimmer and with a sleeker adult body shape. Unlike other ''Mola'' species it lacks "lumps, bumps, or a snout" even as an adult. It is found in the [[Southern Hemisphere]].<ref>National Geographic July 2017 [http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2017/07/hoodwinker-species-ocean-sunfish-spd/]</ref> |
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==Description== |
==Description== |
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==Distribution== |
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To date this fish been found in waters around [[New Zealand]], around the waters of southeast of Australia, off southern Chile and Africa.<ref>National Geographic July 2017 [http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2017/07/hoodwinker-species-ocean-sunfish-spd/]</ref> |
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Mola tecta, also known commonly as the as the hoodwinker sunfish is a newly discovered[1] sunfish species in the genus Mola belonging to the family Molidae. It is closely related to its congener, the larger and much wider known Mola mola. The hoodwinker sunfish is slimmer and with a sleeker adult body shape. Unlike other Mola species it lacks "lumps, bumps, or a snout" even as an adult. It is found in the Southern Hemisphere.[2]
Description
Distribution
To date this fish been found in waters around New Zealand, around the waters of southeast of Australia, off southern Chile and Africa.[3]
Diet
This species preys on salps.[4]
References
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