( Humann and Deloach, 2002 Hutchins, 2004 Konow, et al., 2006)
They prefer the open ocean but occasionally venture into kelp beds and deep coral reefs in order to be cleaned of parasites by fishes such as wrasses ( Labroides dimidiatus and Thalasoma lunare) and Emperor Angelfish (Hutchins, 2004 Humann and Deloach, 2002, Konow et al., 2006). ( Ayling and Cox, 1982 Cartamil and Lowe, 2004 Houghton, et al., 2006 Konow, et al., 2006 Liu, et al., 2009 Muus, 1964 Sims and Southall, 2002 Smith, 1965 Wheeler, 1969)Īdult ocean sunfish are found in temperate and tropical oceans across the globe. Ocean sunfish are thought to migrate to higher latitudes during the spring and summer months to pursue their migrating zooplankton prey (Liu et al., 2009). Most sightings in the British Isles and North Sea occur during the summer months, particularly June and July, when the waters are between 13 and 17˚C (Sims and Southall, 2002). They are commonly observed off the coast of Southern California, Indonesia, the British Isles, the Northern and Southern Isles of New Zealand, the southern coasts of Africa, and in the Mediterranean and occasionally in the North Sea (Muus, 1964 Ayling and Cox, 1982 Smith, 1965 Cartamil and Lowe, 2004 Houghton et al., 2006 Sims and Southall, 2002 Konow et al., 2006). Ocean sunfish, Mola mola, are found in the temperate and tropical regions of the Mediterranean, Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans (Wheeler, 1969 Sims and Southall, 2002 Houghton et al., 2006).
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