Sharptail mola Masturus lanceolatus Least concern
Where the sharptail mola lives – recorded in 2 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.
Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 63 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See bony fish on the world map
| Scientific name | Masturus lanceolatus |
|---|---|
| Group | Bony fish |
| Status | Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label) |
| Found in | 2 countries |
| Continents | Africa, North America |
| Class | Ray-finned fish |
| Order | Tetraodontiformes |
| Family | Molidae |
Where does the sharptail mola live?
Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the sharptail mola in 2 countries and territories across Africa and North America. Wikidata gives its range as: Brazil.
Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.
Is the sharptail mola endangered?
The sharptail mola’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.
What kind of animal is the sharptail mola?
The sharptail mola (Masturus lanceolatus) is a ray-finned fish in the order Tetraodontiformes and the family Molidae, genus Masturus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)
About the sharptail mola
The sharptail mola (Masturus lanceolatus) is a species of mola found circumglobally in tropical and temperate waters. It is similar in appearance to the ocean sunfish (Genus: Mola), but can be distinguished by the projection on its clavus (pseudo-tail). Other common names include sharpfin sunfish, point-tailed sunfish, and trunkfish.
Rarely encountered, very little is known of the biology or life history of the sharptail mola. It has recently become important to commercial fisheries operating off eastern Taiwan. This species is the only member of its genus.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Sharptail mola (revision 1365602771), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q93600 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).
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