Marine & Environmental Sciences Faculty Articles

Occurrence of an Ocean Sunfish (Mola mola) Larva in the Florida Current

Document Type

Article

Publication Title

Florida Scientist

ISSN

0098-4590

Publication Date

Spring 2010

Keywords

Ocean sunfish, Mola mola, Ichthyoplankton, Florida Straits

Abstract

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.

Volume

73

Issue

2

First Page

101

Last Page

104

Comments

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