Mola mola (Linnaeus, 1758)

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Rank
SPECIES

Classification

kingdom
Animalia: phylum
Chordata: order
Tetraodontiformes: family
Molidae: genus
Mola: species
Mola mola

Name

Synonyms: Aledon capensis Castelnau, 1861; Aledon storeri Castelnau, 1861; Cephalus brevis Shaw, 1804; Cephalus ortagoriscus Risso, 1827; Cephalus pallasianus Shaw, 1804; Diodon carinatus Mitchill, 1828; Diodon mola Pallas, 1770; Diodon nummularis Walbaum, 1792; Diplanchias nasus Rafinesque, 1810; Mola aculeata Koelreuter, 1766; Mola alexandrini (Ranzani, 1839); Mola aspera Nardo, 1827; Mola hispida Nardo, 1827; Mola rotunda Cuvier, 1797; Molacanthus pallasii Swainson, 1839; Orthagoriscus alessandrini Ranzani, 1839; Orthagoriscus analis Ayres, 1859; Orthagoriscus mola; Orthragoriscus alexandrini Ranzani, 1839; Orthragoriscus analis Ayres, 1859
Homonyms: Mola mola (Linnaeus, 1758)
Common names: Almindelig klumpfisk in Danois; Almindelig klumpfisk in Danois; Bucanj in Serbe; Common sunfish in Anglais; Common sunfish in Anglais; Giant Sunfish in Anglais; Giant sunfish in Anglais; Giant sunfish in Anglais; Headfish in Anglais; Headfish in Anglais; Iasc Gréine in Irlandais; Ikan Raksasa in Indonésien; Klumpfisk in Suédois; Klumpfisk in Danois; Klumpfisk in Danois; Lua in Portugais; Maanvis in Néerlandais; Mambo in Roumain; Mola in Maltais; Mola in Espagnol; Mola Ocean Sunfish in Anglais; Mola Ocean Sunfish in Anglais; Mondfisch in Allemand; Mondfisch in Allemand; Mondfisch in Allemand; Mondfisch in Allemand; Moonfish in Anglais; Moonfish in Anglais; Morski mesec in Slovénien; Månefisk in Norvégien; Môle Commun in Français; Môle commun in Français; Möhkäkala in Finnois; Ocean Sunfish in Anglais; Ocean Sunfish in Anglais; Ocean sunfish in Anglais; Ocean sunfish in Anglais; Ocean sunfish, Sunfish in Anglais; Orelhão in Portugais; Peixe Lua in Portugais; Peixe lua in Espagnol; Peixe-lua in Portugais; Pervane in Turc; Pesce luna in Italien; Peste luna in Roumain; Pez Cabeza in Espagnol; Pez Sol in Espagnol; Pez luna in Espagnol; Pez luna in language.; Pixxi mola in Maltais

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