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1986


It takes a pound of prawns a day to feed our first ocean sunfish, nicknamed Tweedledum.
It takes a pound of prawns a day to feed our first ocean sunfish, nicknamed Tweedledum.

First Mola

August 1986
Our first ocean sunfish (Mola mola) arrives in the Monterey Bay Habitats exhibit. This strange-looking circular fish can reach a length of 10 feet and weigh more than a ton. In future years, the mola will take its place among the inhabitants of the Outer Bay exhibit.




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