Mola tecta ( lat. ) - species of ray-finned fish from the moon-fish family of the puffer -fish squad. Closely related to other species of the genus, but larger and wider than the common moonfish ( Mola mola ). It was first discovered on the coast near Christchurch ( New Zealand ) in 2014. Mola tecta was the first new species of the genus, discovered in the last 130 years [2] . The species was described in 2017 by Australian scientist Marianne Naygard ( born Marianne Nyegaard ) from the University of Murdoch in Perth .
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Description
The body of the moon-fish is thinner and smoother in adult fish than other species of the genus. Unlike other species, the Mola tecta lacks characteristic tubercles on the skin and a small growth on the dorsal fin. Larger than other types of moon-fish, reaches up to 3 meters in length and weighs up to 2 tons [2] .
Area
Inhabits the southern hemisphere, found off the coast of New Zealand , Australia , South Africa and Chile [2] [3] [4] . However, it was also observed in the northern hemisphere, in particular off the coast of the Netherlands (in 1889, when it was adopted as an ordinary moon fish ) [5] and found on the coast of California ( USA ) in 2019 [6] [7] [8 ] ] .
Power
They feed on salpids [9] .
Notes
- ↑ Nyegaard, Marianne; Sawai, Etsuro; Gemmell, Neil; Gillum, Joanne; Loneragan, Neil R .; Yamanoue, Yusuke; Stewart, Andrew L. Hidding in broad daylight: Tropical lightfish species (Tetraodontiformes: Molidae) that has been recognized (English) // Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. - 2017. - Vol. 182 , iss. 3 - P. 631-658 . - DOI : 10.1093 / zoolinnean / zlx040 .
- ↑ 1 2 3 Williams, Janice . After 130 years of searching (Eng.) , Newsweek (24 July 2017).
- ↑ Lang, Hannah . Massive Two-Ton Fish Species Discovered , National Geographic (July 2017).
- ↑ Sánchez, Rodrigo Peces de Chile: El Mola Tecta o Pez Luna Timador (Spanish) . Buceando Chile .
- ↑ New collection of Naturalis: Mola tecta Naturalis Biodiversity Center . The appeal date is March 1, 2019.
- Om om T R T T T fish fish fish up up up up Santa Santa Santa Santa Santa Santa Santa om om om om om om om om om KTLA5 (27 February 2019). The appeal date is March 1, 2019.
- D Zdanowicz, Christina A huge, strange-looking fish washed up on a California beach. Scientists say it's a first . CNN (March 1, 2019).
- ↑ Rare sea creature, a hoodwinker sunfish, washes ashore in Santa Barbara (Eng.) . Ventura County Star . The appeal date is March 2, 2019.
- ↑ New Giant Ocean Sunfish Species Discovered , News Hub (July 2017).
Links
- Found moon-fish of a new species . National geographic. The appeal date is March 2, 2019. (Rus.)
- Hoodwinker sunfish: Rare fish washes up on California beach . BBC. The appeal date is March 2, 2019. (English)