Ocean sunfish (Mola mola) with open mouth for slurping zooplankton

Ocean sunfish (Mola mola) with mouth wide open for slurping zooplankton, open ocean. San Diego, California, USA, Mola mola, natural history stock photograph, photo id 03319
The business end of a mola: a mouth well suited for slurping gelatinous zooplankton, a principal food source for molas.

Ocean sunfish (Mola mola) with mouth wide open for slurping zooplankton, open ocean. San Diego, California, USA

Species: Ocean sunfish, Mola mola
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 03319
Format: Film 2:3
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