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> Tetraodontiformes (Puffers and filefishes) > Molidae (Molas or Ocean Sunfishes)
Etymology: Masturus: Greek, mastax, -agos = bite + Greek, oura = tail (Ref. 45335).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecología

marino; salobre batipelágico; rango de profundidad ? - 670 m (Ref. 36453). Deep-water; 37°N - 35°S

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Circumglobal: In tropical to subtropical waters.

Tamaño / Peso / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 337 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 6952); peso máximo publicado: 2.0 t (Ref. 4424)

Short description Morfología | Morfometría

Radios blandos dorsales (total): 15-19; Radios blandos anales: 15 - 19. Dorsal and anal fins similar in shape, positioned far back on body (Ref 53035).

Life cycle and mating behavior Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva

Main reference Upload your references | Referencias | Coordinador | Colaboradores

Tortonese, E., 1990. Molidae. p. 1077-1079. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI, Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 2. (Ref. 6952)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

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Masturus lanceolatus (Liénard, 1840)