Range and Identity
Masturus lanceolatus is distinct from species placed in the genus Mola. Shared names such as sunfish do not make their maximum sizes interchangeable. This entry retains the Masturus identity when presenting the published upper measurements.
Habitat and Behavior
The compiled distribution is circumglobal in tropical and subtropical water. The descriptive account notes that the dorsal and anal fins are similar in shape and positioned far back on the body. These features are more useful for a species account than assuming every large ocean sunfish has the same outline.
Food and Life History
The published upper references are 337 centimeters total length and two metric tonnes. They are separate literature values, not a claim that one verified individual supplied both. A detailed species-specific feeding or reproductive summary is not established in the retrieved material.
Field Note
Include the full body and rear outline in identification photographs. A cropped image can remove the features needed to distinguish this fish from other ocean sunfishes.
All Lakes With Sharptail Mola
Browse all lakes and reservoirs with confirmed Sharptail Mola records in our database, listed alphabetically.
No published lakes are currently linked to this species in our confirmed records.