Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 2016-01-11 12:13
Species Reference:
Mola mola
EoL id:
213810
EoL DataObjectVersion id:
31406974
Description:
Ocean sunfish, Mola mola, were originally described as Tetraodon mola by Linnaeus in his book, Systema Naturae 10th edition. Mola is the Latin word for millstone (Smith and Heemstra, 1986).
Source:
Animal Diversity Web
Source URL:
http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/Mola_mola/
License:
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/
Rights Holder:
The Regents of the University of Michigan and its licensors
