(1) The larvae are dotted with widely scattered short sharp spines, a possible throwback to the distant relationship molas have with the spiny porcupine puffer.(2) He is concerned that molas comprise an ‘alarmingly’ large portion of the eastern Pacific drift net fishery by-catch.(3) Preliminary results show that molas , unlike other large marine vertebrates, are mostly home bodies and unlikely to make large-scale migrations.(4) On one dive, I went after two molas molas in close proximity, but at 44m I couldn't hear a thing - including my own exhalations - and my head felt empty.(5) The largest bony fish in the world, the molas can grow to be over 10 feet long and weigh up to 5,000 pounds.
