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Mola mola

VU

Status

Vulnerable

Population

Data not assessed

Trend

↓Decreasing

Group

Fishes

Family

MOLIDAE

Data Source

iucn-redlist-2025

AI Species Profile

Claude-generated profile pending enrichment

Threats (1)

Fishing & harvesting aquatic resources

Code: 5.4

Ongoing
Habitats (2)

Marine oceanic

Code: iucn-10 · Suitable · Major importance

Marine neritic

Code: iucn-9 · Suitable · Major importance

Countries (11)
ARArgentinaAUAustraliaCACanadaCLChileJPJapanMXMexicoNZNew ZealandPEPeruRURussiaZASouth AfricaUSUnited States
Conservation Actions (1)

Species recovery

Code: 3.2

Taxonomy

Kingdom

ANIMALIA

Phylum

CHORDATA

Class

ACTINOPTERYGII

Order

TETRAODONTIFORMES

Family

MOLIDAE

Genus

Mola