Mola mola (Linnaeus, 1758)

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Rank
SPECIES

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Classification

kingdom
Animalia: phylum
Chordata: class
Actinopterygii: order
Tetraodontiformes: family
Molidae: genus
Mola: species
Mola mola

Name

Synonyms: Aledon capensis Castelnau, 1861; Aledon storeri Castelnau, 1861; Cephalus brevis Shaw, 1804; Cephalus ortagoriscus Risso, 1827; Cephalus pallasianus Shaw, 1804; Diodon carinatus Mitchill, 1828; Diodon mola Pallas, 1770; Diodon nummularis Walbaum, 1792; Diplanchias nasus Rafinesque, 1810; Mola aculeata Koelreuter, 1766; Mola aspera Nardo, 1827; Mola hispida Nardo, 1827; Mola rotunda Cuvier, 1797; Molacanthus pallasii Swainson, 1839; Orthagoriscus analis Ayres, 1859; Orthagoriscus mola; Orthragoriscus alexandrini Ranzani, 1839; Orthragoriscus analis Ayres, 1859; Orthragoriscus blochii Ranzani, 1839; Orthragoriscus elegans Ranzani, 1839
Homonyms: Mola mola (Linnaeus, 1758)
Common names: Almindelig klumpfisk in Danish; Ay balığı in Turkish; Bačva in Croatian; Bezedor in Portuguese; Boloublè in language.; Bot in Catalan–Valencian; Bucan in Croatian; Bucanj in Serbian; Bucanj in Serbian; Bucanj in Serbian; Bucanj in Croatian; Cá Mặt trăng in Vietnamese; Dag hashemesh in Hebrew; Fegaropsaro in Greek, Modern (1453-); Giant sunfish in English; Girasole in Italian; Hana in Albanian; Harilik kuukala in Estonian; Headfish in English; Hout kmar in Arabic; Klumpfisk in Swedish; Klumpfisk in Swedish; Klumpfisk in Norwegian; Klumpfisk in Danish; Klumpfisk in Danish; Klumpfisk in Danish; Korshid-mahi-e-oghyanoosi in Persian; Lua in Portuguese; Lua in Portuguese; Lua in Portuguese; Luna in Italian; Maanvis in Dutch; Maanvis in Dutch; Maanvisch in Dutch; Mambo in Romanian; Mambo in Romanian; Manbô in Japanese; Matahari in language.; Mbamba in language.; Mbamba kubwa in language.; Mih in Croatian; Misec in Croatian; Mola in Maltese; Mola in Spanish; Mola in Spanish; Mola in Italian; Mola in Spanish; Mola in Maltese; Mola in Arabic; Mola cocciulara in Italian

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