Molidae
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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.
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Molidae is a family of fish within the order Tetraodontiformes and class Teleostei. It belongs to the phylum Chordata and kingdom Animalia. The family is governed by the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature and was established by Bonaparte in 1832. Its status is accepted, and it is commonly known as molas or månefiskfamilien.
The habitat for this family includes marine and brackish environments. Records indicate occurrences in the United States, Italy, Australia, Bermuda, and Samoa. Specimens are held by institutions such as USNM, UCMP, NCSM, UCM, and LACM. There are 126,894 occurrence records and 61 records with 12 media items associated with the family.
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Species
molas
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderTetraodontiformes
- FamilyMolidae
Les Molidés (Molidae), aussi appelés poissons-lunes, sont une famille de poissons marins appartenant à l'ordre des Tetraodontiformes. Sommaire 1 Description et caractéristiques 2 Liste des genres 3 Références taxinomiques 4 Notes et références Description et caractéristiques Poisson-lune. Cette famille contient des poissons dont les corps se termine juste derrière les nageoires dorsale et anale, en leur donnant l'apparence d'un « demi-poisson ». Elle contient aussi le plus grand des poissons osseux à nageoires, le poisson-lune Mola mola enregistré jusqu'à 3,3 mètres de longueur et de 2 tonnes en poids. Ce sont les poissons ayant le moins de vertèbres, avec seulement 16 vertèbres pour le Môle. Ils ont la peau assez rugueuse. De plus, ils n'ont pas d'os caudaux, et une grande partie de leur squelette est fait de cartilage. Ils n'ont pas de plaques osseuses dans la peau, elle est, toutefois, épaisse et dense comme le cartilage. Ils n'ont pas de vessie natatoire. La viande contient la même toxine que chez les Tetraodontidés, mais d'une concentration moindre. Les Molidés nagent surtout à l'aide de leurs nageoires dorsale et anale, les nageoires pectorales sont probablement des stabilisa
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 61
- With media
- 12
- Family
- Molidae
- Collections
- USNM, UCMP, NCSM, UCM, LACM, CSIRO
- Recorded in
- United States, Italy, Australia, Bermuda, Samoa, Fiji
Wikidata facts
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- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Tetraodontoidei
- Image
- MolaMola Lisboa20051020 Modified.jpg
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- Molidae
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- family
- taxon name
- Molidae
- Code of nomenclature
- International Code of Zoological Nomenclature
- topic's main category
- Category:Molidae
- taxon common name
- månefiskfamilien
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Fossil record
- Species
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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.
The family name comes from the ocean sunfish's scientific name Mola mola, with its tautonymous name originating from the Latin word mola for "millstone" because of its circular shape.
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