Staring at the picture made you think of a space ship. It is wide and tapered at the front and the back is just as wide yet rounded with two spike-like caudal fins. Yeah, fins…I have just described an ocean fish that is named Mola mola or Sunfish. This fish is the heaviest of bony fishes with weight that can reach an average of a 1000 kgs. The largest specie ever recorded though wighed 5000kgs. And measured 10 ft. (-according to National Geographic experts).
Aside from its looks the Mola mola is peculiar in behavior, when attacked or threatened it has the ability to darken its skin color. When it needs to hide, its skin lightens to blend with corals.

Notice the word skin is mentioned, its because this fish has mottled rough skin instead of scales. The toughness is a natural armor that has the texture of sandpaper. Among the ocean fishes, it is unfortunate enough to attract around 40 species of parasite. Researchers and observers have connected its being infested with its routine side-basking and symbiotic relationship with reef fishes and seabirds. Some Sun Fishes, a school of them have been sighted getting a group cleaning near kelp beds. It is i the Kelp that they find small fishes that would oblige in cleaning up ectoparasites from their bodies. Kind of like an  fish 'carwash'…

Normally though, when not needing a skin cleaning, Sun Fish are usually found alone. In one of Australia's ocean parks, you can dive and have a photographer take a picture of your hugging this huge fish specie. So far,  fishermen often rely on Mola mola sightings to look for an abundant supply of fish.

Until now, Ichthyologist experts go around clueless of what and where and how this weird looking fish evolved. One thing for sure, I got to get a picture of me hugging that thing.