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They find a sunfish on the beach of Les Deveses

19 July 2013 - 10: 22

A bather who on Thursday afternoon was walking along the beach in Les Deveses Dénia was greatly surprised: she found, on the sand, the remains of a copy of Moonfish.

Moonfish in Les Deveses

Sunfish, or Mola Mola, Is the world's largest bony fish, which can reach up to 3 2 meters in length and weight tons. Its meat is considered a delicacy in some areas such as Japan, Korea and Taiwan, but in Europe their marketing is prohibited.

This species inhabits tropical and temperate seas, although not very common to find them near the coast. They feed gelatinous plankton, jellyfish and squid, and are completely harmless.

1 Comment
  1. jesus crespo says:

    man that is not very common ... I would not say


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