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The heaviest bony fish in the world: A 2744‐kg giant sunfish Mola alexandrini (Ranzani, 1839) from the North Atlantic

2022; Wiley; Volume: 102; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1111/jfb.15244

1095-8649

José Nuno Gomes‐Pereira, Christopher K. Pham, Joana Miodonski, Marco A. R. Santos, Gisela Dionísio, Diana Catarino, Marianne Nyegaard, Etsuro Sawai, Gilberto P. Carreira, Pedro Afonso,

Marine and fisheries research

Journal of Fish BiologyVolume 102, Issue 1 p. 290-293 BRIEF COMMUNICATION The heaviest bony fish in the world: A 2744-kg giant sunfish Mola alexandrini (Ranzani, 1839) from the North Atlantic José Nuno Gomes-Pereira, Corresponding Author José Nuno Gomes-Pereira josenunogomespereira@gmail.com orcid.org/0000-0002-4351-3522 Atlantic Naturalist, Naturalist - Science and Tourism, Horta, Portugal Naturalist – Science & Tourism, Azores, Portugal Correspondence José Nuno Gomes-Pereira, Atlantic Naturalist Association, Rua Monsenhor Silveira de Medeiros n6, 9900-021 Horta, Portugal. Email: josenunogomespereira@gmail.comSearch for more papers by this authorChristopher K. Pham, Christopher K. Pham orcid.org/0000-0002-3556-0492 Okeanos – Institute of Marine Sciences, University of the Azores, Horta, PortugalSearch for more papers by this authorJoana Miodonski, Joana Miodonski Direção de Serviços de Biodiversidade e Política do Mar, Direção Regional de Politicas Marítimas, Secretaria Regional do Mar e das Pescas, Horta, PortugalSearch for more papers by this authorMarco A. R. Santos, Marco A. R. Santos Direção Regional do Ordenamento do Território e dos Recursos Hídricos, Avenida Antero de Quental n9C, Ponta Delgada, PortugalSearch for more papers by this authorGisela Dionísio, Gisela Dionísio orcid.org/0000-0001-8891-9908 Atlantic Naturalist, Naturalist - Science and Tourism, Horta, Portugal Naturalist – Science & Tourism, Azores, Portugal Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, Laboratório Marítimo da Guia, Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Cascais, PortugalSearch for more papers by this authorDiana Catarino, Diana Catarino orcid.org/0000-0003-0635-6174 Okeanos – Institute of Marine Sciences, University of the Azores, Horta, PortugalSearch for more papers by this authorMarianne Nyegaard, Marianne Nyegaard orcid.org/0000-0002-9920-2862 Auckland War Memorial Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira, Natural Sciences, Auckland, New ZealandSearch for more papers by this authorEtsuro Sawai, Etsuro Sawai orcid.org/0000-0002-8764-6423 Ocean Sunfishes Information Storage Museum, Kanmaki-cho, Japan Sea and Life Museum, Sakaiminato City, JapanSearch for more papers by this authorGilberto P. Carreira, Gilberto P. Carreira Direção de Serviços de Biodiversidade e Política do Mar, Direção Regional de Politicas Marítimas, Secretaria Regional do Mar e das Pescas, Horta, PortugalSearch for more papers by this authorPedro Afonso, Pedro Afonso orcid.org/0000-0002-4618-2589 Okeanos – Institute of Marine Sciences, University of the Azores, Horta, PortugalSearch for more papers by this author José Nuno Gomes-Pereira, Corresponding Author José Nuno Gomes-Pereira josenunogomespereira@gmail.com orcid.org/0000-0002-4351-3522 Atlantic Naturalist, Naturalist - Science and Tourism, Horta, Portugal Naturalist – Science & Tourism, Azores, Portugal Correspondence José Nuno Gomes-Pereira, Atlantic Naturalist Association, Rua Monsenhor Silveira de Medeiros n6, 9900-021 Horta, Portugal. Email: josenunogomespereira@gmail.comSearch for more papers by this authorChristopher K. Pham, Christopher K. Pham orcid.org/0000-0002-3556-0492 Okeanos – Institute of Marine Sciences, University of the Azores, Horta, PortugalSearch for more papers by this authorJoana Miodonski, Joana Miodonski Direção de Serviços de Biodiversidade e Política do Mar, Direção Regional de Politicas Marítimas, Secretaria Regional do Mar e das Pescas, Horta, PortugalSearch for more papers by this authorMarco A. R. Santos, Marco A. R. Santos Direção Regional do Ordenamento do Território e dos Recursos Hídricos, Avenida Antero de Quental n9C, Ponta Delgada, PortugalSearch for more papers by this authorGisela Dionísio, Gisela Dionísio orcid.org/0000-0001-8891-9908 Atlantic Naturalist, Naturalist - Science and Tourism, Horta, Portugal Naturalist – Science & Tourism, Azores, Portugal Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, Laboratório Marítimo da Guia, Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Cascais, PortugalSearch for more papers by this authorDiana Catarino, Diana Catarino orcid.org/0000-0003-0635-6174 Okeanos – Institute of Marine Sciences, University of the Azores, Horta, PortugalSearch for more papers by this authorMarianne Nyegaard, Marianne Nyegaard orcid.org/0000-0002-9920-2862 Auckland War Memorial Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira, Natural Sciences, Auckland, New ZealandSearch for more papers by this authorEtsuro Sawai, Etsuro Sawai orcid.org/0000-0002-8764-6423 Ocean Sunfishes Information Storage Museum, Kanmaki-cho, Japan Sea and Life Museum, Sakaiminato City, JapanSearch for more papers by this authorGilberto P. Carreira, Gilberto P. Carreira Direção de Serviços de Biodiversidade e Política do Mar, Direção Regional de Politicas Marítimas, Secretaria Regional do Mar e das Pescas, Horta, PortugalSearch for more papers by this authorPedro Afonso, Pedro Afonso orcid.org/0000-0002-4618-2589 Okeanos – Institute of Marine Sciences, University of the Azores, Horta, PortugalSearch for more papers by this author First published: 11 October 2022 https://doi.org/10.1111/jfb.15244 Funding information: Fundação de Ciência e Tecnologia, Grant/Award Number: FCT (IF/01640/2015); Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Grant/Award Number: UIDP/05634/2020; Secretaria Regional do Mar, Ciência e Tecnologia, Grant/Award Number: M3.2.DOC PROF/F/055/2020 Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. 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