翻車魨科(Molidae)3種大洋魚類的統稱。外表特殊,體短,後部在高的三角形背鰭與臀鰭之後截然而止,身體兩側扁平,皮膚強韌,口小,牙癒合呈喙狀。普通翻車魨(Molamola)體大,灰或淺褐色,最長可達3.3公尺(11呎),重1,900公斤(4,000磅);呈卵圓形或圓形,林奈將其比喻為磨磐石,英語俗名即由此而得。遍布世界溫帶和熱帶海域,常見於外海表層。 An enormous ocean sunfish (mola mola), caught by W.N. McMillan of E. Africa, at Santa Catalina Isl., Cal. April 1st, 1910. Its weight was estimated at 3,500 pounds.
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