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The slender sunfish (Ranzania laevis mola of the family Molidae , the only extant member of the genus Ranzania ,[2] tropical and temperate seas. Its length is up to 1 m (3.3 ft ). Several stranding and mass stranding events have occurred on beaches near Albany, Western Australia .[3] [4]
The first South Australian specimen was found at Aldinga in 1944.[5] [6] South Australia at Port Willunga , Netley [7] West Beach with the latter successfully returned live to deeper water.[8]
In contrast to its much larger relatives in the family Molidae, who are very slow-moving and mostly feed upon jellyfish, salps, and small fish and crustaceans, the slender sunfish is known to mainly feed upon squid, particularly of the family Ommastrephidae , which are known for being very fast-moving, displaying evidence that the slender sunfish itself is a faster-moving and agile predator of squid.[9]
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Close-up of the head of a slender sunfish
Slender sunfish in Napili Bay, Maui, Hawaii
References [ edit ]
^ Liu; J.; Zapfe, G.; Shao, K.-T., Leis, J.L., Matsuura, K., Hardy, G., Liu, M., Tyler, J. & Robertson, R. (2015). "Ranzania laevis (errata version published in 2016)" . IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015 : e.T193615A97668925. Retrieved 24 March 2022 . {{cite journal }}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link )
^ Matsuura, K. (2014): Taxonomy and systematics of tetraodontiform fishes: a review focusing primarily on progress in the period from 1980 to 2014. Ichthyological Research, 62 (1 ): 72-113.
^ "A Marine Rarity. Shoal of Stranded Sunfish" . The West Australian . 1928.
^ "Albany Sunfish. Rare Fish Found Locally" . Albany Advertiser . 1941.
^ "Rare Sunfish Found At Aldinga Beach" . Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1931 - 1954) . 1944-06-20. p. 6 . Retrieved 2019-06-25 .
^ "Sunfish Which Is Rare And Distinctly Unfishy" . Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1931 - 1954) . 1944-09-13. p. 4 . Retrieved 2019-06-25 .
^ "Sunfish sightings in South Australia" . Marine Life Society of South Australia Inc . 2014-08-09. Retrieved 2019-06-25 .
^ "Slender Mola (Ranzania laevis)" . iNaturalist.org . 15 May 2019. Retrieved 2019-06-25 .
^ Nyegaard, M.; Loneragan, N.; Santos, M. B. (2017). "Squid predation by slender sunfish Ranzania laevis (Molidae)" . Journal of Fish Biology . 90 6 ): 2480–2487. doi :10.1111/jfb.13315 . ISSN 1095-8649 . PMID 28470845 .
Abu El-Regal and El-Moselhy. 2013. The first record of slender sunfish, Ranzania laevis from the Red Sea. Journal of Fish Biology. Journal of Fish Biology 83(5 ):1425-9
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