Occurrence of an Ocean Sunfish (Mola mola) Larva in the Florida Current
Ocean sunfish, Mola mola, Ichthyoplankton, Florida Straits
During a yearlong ichthyoplankton survey conducted in the Florida Current, a single ocean sunfish, Mola mola, was found from the 284 samples and 1,454 identified specimens. This sunfish larva is one of only 17 on record from the Gulf of Mexico and northwest Atlantic.
D. L. Trimm, J. Shenker, Amy Hirons, and S. Mochrie. 2010. Occurrence of an Ocean Sunfish (Mola mola) Larva in the Florida Current .Florida Scientist , (2) : 101 -104. https://nsuworks.nova.edu/occ_facarticles/774.