Image of the Day: Most Bizarre Fish You’ve Ever Seen? A diver
swims with a huge ocean sunfish, or Mola mola, off the coast of
San Diego. They are the largest of the bony fish and often get
mistaken for sharks due to their dorsal fins. They feed on
jellyfish and plankton and are curious of humans, as seen in the
photo. One threat to molas is drift nets, which they often get
caught in, and garbage such as plastic bags that they mistake
for jellyfish, their favorite food. Climate change is also a
threat as it is to all sea life. According to the Center for
Ocean Solutions, some ocean areas have acidified to levels known
to cause harm to ocean life. Also decreasing pH levels from CO2
acidosis are responsible for shifting the ecological balance of
plankton and other bottom dwelling species. “Many Pacific Ocean
areas may become uninhabitable due to sea level rise, coastal
inundation, shifting rainfall, collapse of fresh water supplies,
or changes in the migration patterns of food species,” says the
Center for Ocean