Molidae

The Molidae comprise the family of the molas or ocean sunfishes, unusual fish whose bodies come to an end just behind the dorsal and anal fins, giving them a "half-fish" appearance. They are also the largest of the extant ray-finned bony fish, with the southern sunfish, Mola alexandrini, recorded at in length and in weight.

species of fish in the Molidae family

species of fish among the ocean sunfishes (Molidae)

Eomola is an extinct genus of ocean sunfish that inhabited the northeastern Tethys Ocean during the Eocene. It contains a single species, E. bimaxillaria from the Bartonian-aged Kuma Formation of Krasnodar Krai, Russia.