is the sunfish? The sunfish is also called "head fish", "sunfish", "sunfish" and so on. It is one of the common fish. In terms of classification, Mola mola belongs to Osteichthyes, Tetraodontiformes, Mola family, Mola genus, which is a kind of fish, and belongs to Osteichthyes in terms of specific classification. The appearance of the sunfish is very prominent. Its body is relatively high and flat, and its overall shape is close to oval. Its eyes are very small, its mouth is also relatively small, and its snout is relatively blunt. Its body surface and fins look rough, and its pectoral fins are very short and small, without caudal and pelvic fins.
From the point of view of growth environment, sunfish is a kind of fish living in the ocean, which is a marine fish. Moreover, they have certain requirements for the surrounding water temperature and like to live in warm places, so they are widely distributed in tropical and subtropical areas. Although they are also found in temperate and frigid zones, their numbers are relatively small. From the point of view of feeding habits, sunfish is an omnivorous animal, they can eat animals, and there are many kinds of food, jellyfish, mollusks, crustaceans, small fish may become their food. In addition, they can also eat plants, such as algae, which is one of their foods.
In fact, the name of the sunfish is based on their habits and characteristics. Although sunfish live in the sea, they will not always stay in the deeper sea, but will float to the surface during the day when the light is better, and roll over on the surface to bask in the sun. Sometimes they bask in the sun for a long time, and when people see them, they often bask in the sun. And when they roll over on the surface of the water, it's like turning over a car. Therefore, people named them according to this characteristic. In fact, sunfish bask in the sun for a purpose, which can raise their body temperature and kill some parasites on the surface of their bodies.
