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Sharptail mola

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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

Diet

Omnivore 1

System (Realm)

Marine 2

Relationship to People

Hunted or Fished 3

Living or Extinct

Yes 4

Scientific Name

Masturus lanceolatus 4

Conservation Status

Least Concern 3

Comparison

CITES Appendix

Not Listed 5

Connections

Child Taxon Of

Tetraodontiformes

Source Sharptail mola (Wikidata)

In Biome

Source FishBase: Masturus lanceolatus summary

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Papua New Guinea

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Sources

1. FishBase: Masturus lanceolatus food items

FishBaseFood items table

Quote, Food items table

nekton finfish bony fish unspecified Actinopterygii US of America adults plants other plants benthic algae/weeds unspecified seagrass US of America adults

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2. GBIF Species API

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3. Sharptail mola (Wikipedia)

Lead section
It has recently become important to commercial fisheries operating off eastern Taiwan.
Infobox: status
LC

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4. 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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5. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Animalia

UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 23

Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 23

"cites_listing":"I/II/III/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/C/D/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Animalia","phylum":null,"class":null,"order":null,"family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"Animals","language":"EN"},{"name":"Fauna","language":"EN"},{"name":"Animaux","language":"FR"}],"cites_listings":[]

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FishBase: Masturus lanceolatus summary

FishBaseIn Biome: Marine, Environment

Quote, In Biome: Marine, Environment

Marine; brackish; bathypelagic

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