Image Gallery: Sunfishes

Worldwide there are four species of sunfishes, in three genera, Mola, Masturus and Ranzania.  Australia is home to all four.  Adult sunfishes are distinctive fishes that lack a true tail and have tall dorsal and anal fins positioned at the rear of the body.  The larvae look surprisingly different to adults.

A Slender Sunfish from the collection A Slender Sunfish from the collection
A Slender Sunfish Ranzania laevis larva A Slender Sunfish Ranzania laevis larva
Southern Ocean Sunfish, Mola ramsayi Southern Ocean Sunfish, Mola ramsayi
A Southern Ocean Sunfish on the surface A Southern Ocean Sunfish on the surface
Head of a Southern Ocean Sunfish Head of a Southern Ocean Sunfish
Clavus of a Southern ocean Sunfish Clavus of a Southern ocean Sunfish