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Molidae

Molidae is a family in the order Tetraodontiformes. This database currently files 1 species under it, 1 of them threatened, recorded across 72 countries.

Species filed
1
Threatened
1
Countries recorded
72
With a free photo
100%
Weight range
Not recorded

What is in Molidae?

1 genus filed directly under this family.

  1. Mola

    ocean sunfish

    1 species

Best-known members of Molidae

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How threatened is Molidae?

1 of 1 species filed here have an IUCN category on record.

IUCN categorySpeciesShare of assessed
VUVulnerable1100%

Where is Molidae recorded?

Species on file in this family with sighting records in each country. Recorded sightings, not natural ranges.

Fiji: 1 speciesW. Sahara: 1 speciesCanada: 1 speciesUnited States of America: 1 speciesPapua New Guinea: 1 speciesIndonesia: 1 speciesArgentina: 1 speciesNorway: 1 speciesFr. S. Antarctic Lands: 1 speciesSouth Africa: 1 speciesMexico: 1 speciesUruguay: 1 speciesBrazil: 1 speciesColombia: 1 speciesPanama: 1 speciesCosta Rica: 1 speciesBelize: 1 speciesFrance: 1 speciesEcuador: 1 speciesJamaica: 1 speciesNamibia: 1 speciesGhana: 1 speciesGuinea: 1 speciesLiberia: 1 speciesGabon: 1 speciesAngola: 1 speciesIsrael: 1 speciesAlgeria: 1 speciesKuwait: 1 speciesOman: 1 speciesVietnam: 1 speciesIndia: 1 speciesSweden: 1 speciesEstonia: 1 speciesGermany: 1 speciesTurkey: 1 speciesBelgium: 1 speciesNetherlands: 1 speciesPortugal: 1 speciesSpain: 1 speciesIreland: 1 speciesNew Caledonia: 1 speciesNew Zealand: 1 speciesAustralia: 1 speciesTaiwan: 1 speciesItaly: 1 speciesDenmark: 1 speciesUnited Kingdom: 1 speciesPhilippines: 1 speciesMalaysia: 1 speciesJapan: 1 speciesYemen: 1 speciesMorocco: 1 species
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species per country · small islands are not drawn at this scale
  1. United States1
  2. France1
  3. Canada1
  4. Ireland1
  5. Portugal1
  6. United Kingdom1
  7. Norway1
  8. Sweden1
  9. Spain1
  10. Japan1
  11. Denmark1
  12. Australia1
  13. Germany1
  14. New Zealand1
  15. Netherlands1
  16. South Africa1
  17. Italy1
  18. Mexico1
  19. Indonesia1
  20. Faroe Islands1

All species in Molidae

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Common nameScientific nameFamilyStatusWeightCountries
Ocean sunfishMola molaMolidaeVulnerableNot recorded72