Species

Mola tecta (Hoodwinker mola)

Mola tecta. Photo: (c) Tony Renouf, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Mola tecta, also known commonly as the hoodwinker sunfish is a newly discovered sunfish species in the genus Mola belonging to the family Molidae. It is closely related to its congener, the larger and much wider known Mola mola.

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  - Phylum: Chordata (Chordates)
    - Subphylum: Vertebrata (Vertebrates)
      - Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
        Order: Tetraodontiformes (Puffers and filefishes)
        Suborder: Tetraodontoidei
        Family: Molidae (Molas)
        Genus: Mola
        Species: Mola tecta (Hoodwinker mola)

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