Distinguishing features
It has a relatively small mouth and its teeth fused into a parrot-like beak.
The body is flat and round, with large fins that they swish back and forth to propel themselves with as they swim horizontally. The skin has rough denticles, leathery texture, with brown and gray coloring with pale blotches until death when they turn white. (Wikipedia)
Size
- Up to 330 cm (Length of specimen)
Depth range
- Depth range data is not yet available.
Synonyms
Distribution
Distribution and habitat preferences
Mola ramsayi is found in the southwest Pacific, especially around Australia and New Zealand, and the southeast Pacific around Chile. Its range also extends to the southeast Atlantic near South Africa. This species is found in pelagic-oceanic temperate waters. (Wikipedia)
Diet
They consume a large amount of jellyfish, as they are in vast amounts despite their low nutritional content, but they will also eat brittle stars, small fish, plankton, algae, salps, and mollusks. (Wikipedia)
