A company that specializes in shark encounters off Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, shared footage Tuesday showing a large Mola mola swimming with divers.
“One of the weirdest creatures in the ocean, THE MOLA MOLA,” Cabo Shark Dive suggested via Instagram. “We often see Mola molas during our ocean safaris, and they are super COOL and friendly!”
Mola molas (ocean sunfish) are the largest bony fish on the planet and can weigh up to 5,000 pounds.
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The docile creatures pose little threat to divers, however, as they roam pelagic currents slurping sea jellies, crustaceans, small fish and algae.
They’re most famous for their alien-like appearance, with truncated bodies that are smooth and flat on both sides, and large eyes.
The Monterey Bay Aquarium website describes the Mola mola as a fish that “looks like the invention of a mad scientist.”
–Footage courtesy of Jacob Brunetti/Cabo Shark Dive.
