A behemoth sunfish found dead in the Azores has broken the record for the heaviest bony fish ever recorded. According to a paper published in the Journal of Fish Biology, the enormous bump-head ...

Large sunfish are scarce in many Minnesota lakes and local fisheries. Therefore, managers with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources are responding to angler desire for bigger sunfish by ...

Inspired by their round disc-like shape, ocean sunfish were given the nickname mola, which in Latin means “millstone”. In addition to their odd appearance and elusive behavior, ocean sunfish are known ...

The ocean sunfish (Mola mola) is one of several unusual-looking sea creatures to wash ashore in Oregon so far this summer. Seaside Aquarium via Facebook A rare ocean sunfish has washed up on a beach ...

Lake Havasu, home of the world-record redear sunfish, yielded another potential record Tuesday afternoon when Thomas Farchione of Wisconsin reeled in a 6.3-pounder that measured 17 inches with a ...

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources encourages to the public to weigh in on proposed special fishing regulations that would allow anglers to keep fewer sunfish from 50 lakes. The proposed ...

Sunfish in the Molidae family are among the biggest fish in the world. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Scientists have identified ...

It has been quite a few years since DNR Fisheries Biologist Eric Altena and I first discussed the need for new laws concerning the sunfish in Minnesota. It has been even longer since the first ...

The state Department of Environmental Conservation is considering new, statewide fishing regulations for sunfish and crappie. The proposed regulations call for more conservative day catch and size ...

To most people, a specific fish species would be the same whether it was found at the shoreline or in the middle of the ocean. But according to research published last week in the journal Proceedings ...

Nine Stearns County lakes may have a lower sunfish limit put in place this spring if public opinion shows its favor. The proposed limits, set out in the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources' ...