mola

/ˈmoʊlə/

/ˈmʌʊlə/

Other forms: molas

Definitions of mola

1. noun

   among the largest bony fish; pelagic fish having an oval compressed body with high dorsal and anal fins and caudal fin reduced to a rudder-like lobe; worldwide in warm waters
   synonyms: headfish, ocean sunfish, sunfish

   types:

   Mola lanceolata, sharptail mola

   caudal fin has a central projection

   type of:

   plectognath, plectognath fish

   tropical marine fishes having the teeth fused into a beak and thick skin covered with bony plates or spines