Watch | Sunfish are the largest bony fish in the world | Oceana Canada @OceanaCanada

Watch | Sunfish are the largest bony fish in the world | Oceana Canada @OceanaCanada

Uploaded June 2021 | Updated September 2026, 15 hours ago

Meet the ocean sunfish! The ocean sunfish, or mola mola, is a very large, oddly shaped fish that gets its name from its habit of floating on its side at the surface to soak up the sun. It is the heaviest bony fish in the world, weighing over 5,000lbs.

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