The Strange, Strange Ocean Sunfish

On October 23, 2015 by Tim Newman
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The ocean sunfish is the heaviest known bony fish, weighing an average of between 247 and 1,000 kg (545–2,205 lb). They are rather monstrous to look at – all flattened and disheveled. Even their Latin name...

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Mobula Ray: The Jumping Bean Of The Sea

On May 26, 2014 by Tim Newman
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Meet The Mobula Ray Mobula ray (Mobula mobular), also known as flying ray, devil fish and my favourite – giant devilray, are huge epipelagic batoids. Basically underwater bats. They aren’t well understood and are relatively unstudied....

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