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Sharptail mola

Fish

The sharptail mola is a species of mola found circumglobally in tropical and temperate waters. It is similar in appearance to the ocean sunfish but can be distinguished by the projection on its clavus, the pseudo-tail characteristic of molas. It is also known by the common names sharpfin sunfish, point-tailed sunfish, and trunkfish. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
System (Realm)
Marine 1
Living or Extinct
Yes 2
Scientific Name
Masturus lanceolatus 2
Conservation Status
Least Concern 3
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Tetraodontiformes, Taxa
Source Sharptail mola (Wikidata)
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Sources
1. GBIF Species API
GBIF Species APIView the Source
2. Sharptail mola (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Wikidata Q93600 (P225 taxon name)
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
  • Child Taxon Of: Tetraodontiformes, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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3. Sharptail mola (Wikipedia)
Speciesbox infobox, conservation status parameter
Quote, Speciesbox infobox, conservation status parameter
status = LC
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