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Photo source: Astrid Volzke
A rare - and dead - oarfish washed up at City Beach in Perth on 6th of February 2005, proving more than a handful for Troy Coward, Andy Mole and Axel Strauss (pictured).
The serpent-like animal was found six metres offshore, bringing to at least six the number of oarfish that have washed [...]

The ocean sunfish, or common mola, Mola mola, native to tropical and temperate waters around the globe, is the heaviest bony fish in the world, with an average weight of 1000 kilograms. It is flattened laterally, giving it a distinctive oval shape: sunfish are relatively narrow across, but can be as tall, counting their dorsal [...]