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Sunfish

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Kingdom:Animalia Phylum:Chordata Class:Actinopterygii Order:Tetraodontiforme
Family:Molidae
Genus:Mola    
Species:M. mola

Biology 

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Morphology: The Sunfish is a extremely enormous creature that weighs 2.3 tons. They tend to have brown-blue to a silve color on them. They have a reduced caudal fin that turns to a rubber-like structure called a clavus. Both of the anal and dorsal fins are pushed towards the back of the fish. and are used to propel through the water. They have a tiny mouth and the teeth are fused into a beak.  

Distribution MAp 

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Ecological And Economical Importance:
 

Sources

Arkive
Wikipedia
National Geographic 
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