Ocean sunfish - Mola mola (Linnaeus, 1758)
Quick facts
| Threat status Europe | Data Deficient (IUCN) |
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The EUNIS species component has very limited information about this species. The main focus of the EUNIS species component is to provide relevant information about the European species protected by Directives, Conventions and Agreements. The species assessed in the European Red Lists prepared by the IUCN for the European Commission are also included. See here what is Europe from a geographical point of view. Other resources available below may have more information. |
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Distribution
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Threat and conservation status
IUCN Red List status of threatened species
The IUCN Red List threat status assesses the risk of extinction.
World
Vulnerable
Europe
Data Deficient
EU
Not evaluated
EU conservation status
The EU conservation status is assessed for species mentioned in the EU Habitats Directive annexes. The EU Habitats Directive does not cover this species.
Common names and synonyms
 Common Name  |
Language |
Reference |
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| Bucanj | Serbian | Fishbase |
| Fegarópsaro | Greek | Fishbase |
| Klumpfisk | Danish | Fishbase |
| Klumpfisk | Swedish | Fishbase |
| Lua | Portuguese | Fishbase |
| Maanvis | Dutch | Fishbase |
| Mambo | Romanian | Fishbase |
| Månefisk | Norwegian | Fishbase |
| Möhkäkala | Finnish | Fishbase |
| Mola | Maltese | Fishbase |
| Mola | Spanish | Fishbase |
| Môle commun | French | Fishbase |
| Mondfisch | German | Fishbase |
| Morski mesec | Slovenian | Fishbase |
| Ocean sunfish | English | Fishbase |
| Orelhão | Portuguese | Fishbase |
| Peixe lua | Spanish | Fishbase |
| Peixe-lua | Portuguese | Fishbase |
| Pervane | Turkish | Fishbase |
| Pesce luna | Italian | Fishbase |
| Peste luna | Romanian | Fishbase |
| Pez luna | Spanish | Fishbase |
| Pixxi mola | Maltese | Fishbase |
| Pixxiluna | Maltese | Fishbase |
| Pixxitambur | Maltese | Fishbase |
| Poisson lune | French | Fishbase |
| Poisson-lune | French | Fishbase |
| Qamar | Maltese | Fishbase |
| Rolim | Portuguese | Fishbase |
| Samoglów | Polish | Fishbase |
| Sunfish | English | Fishbase |
| Tunglfiskur | Icelandic | Fishbase |
No synonyms available.
Other resources
| CoL (accepted name) | Catalogue of Life |
| Fauna Europaea search | Fauna Europaea |
| FishBase | FishBase |
| GBIF | Global Biodiversity Information Facility |
| ITIS (Valid name) | Interagency Taxonomic Information System |
| NCBI search | National Center for Biotechnology Information |
| PESI (Accepted) | Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure |
| Wikipedia | Wikipedia |
| WoRMS | World Register of Marine Species |
