Ranzania (fish)
| Slender sunfish | |
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Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Tetraodontiformes |
| Family: | Molidae |
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Ranzania Nardo, 1840 |
| Species: | R. laevis |
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Ranzania laevis (Pennant, 1776) |
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The slender sunfish (Ranzania laevis) is a mola of the family Molidae, the only member of the genus Ranzania, found globally in tropical and temperate seas. Its length is up to 1 m (3.3 ft). Several stranding and mass stranding events have been discovered on beaches near Albany, Western Australia.
Close-up of the head of a slender sunfish
Slender sunfish in Napili Bay, Maui, Hawaii
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