The Ocean Sunfishes

The Ocean Sunfishes: Evolution, Biology and Conservation is the first book to gather into one comprehensive volume our fundamental knowledge of the world-record-holding, charismatic ocean behemoths in the family Molidae. From evolution and phylogeny to biotoxins, biomechanics, parasites, husbandry and popular culture, it outlines recent and future research from leading sunfish experts worldwide. This synthesis includes diet, foraging behaviour, migration and fisheries bycatch and overhauls long-standing and outdated perceptions. This book provides the essential go-to resource for both lay and academic audiences alike and anyone interested in exploring one of the ocean's most elusive and captivating groups of fishes.

- Foreword / Julie Packard
- Evolution and Fossil Record of the Ocean Sunfishes / Giorgio Carnevale, Luca Pellegrino and James C. Tyler
- Phylogeny, Taxonomy and Size Records of Ocean Sunfishes / Etsuro Sawai, Marianne Nyegaard and Yusuke Yamanoue
- Genetic Insights Regarding the Taxonomy, Phylogeography and Evolution of Ocean Sunfishes (Molidae Tetraodontiformes) / Eric Caldera, Jonathan L. Whitney, Marianne Nyegaard, Enrique Ostalé-Valriberas, Lukas Kubicek and Tierney M. Thys
- Overview of the Anatomy of Ocean Sunfishes (Molidae Tetraodontiformes) / Katherine E. Bemis, James C. Tyler, Eric J. Hilton and William E. Bemis
- Locomotory Systems and Biomechanics of Ocean Sunfish / Yuuki Y. Watanabe and John Davenport
- Reproductive Biology of the Ocean Sunfishes / Kristy Forsgren, Richard S. McBride, Toshiyuki Nakatsubo, Tierney M. Thys, Carol D. Carson, Emilee K. Tholke, Lukas Kubicek and Inga Potter
- Ocean Sunfish Larvae: Detections, Identification and Predation / Tierney M. Thys, Marianne Nyegaard, Jonathan L. Whitney, John P. Ryan, Inga Potter, Toshiyuki Nakatsubo, Marko Freese, Lea M. Hellenbrecht, Rachel Kelly, Katsumi Tsukamoto, Gento Shinohara, Tor Mowatt-Larssen and Lukas Kubicek
- Movements and Foraging Behavior of Ocean Sunfish / Lara L. Sousa, Itsumi Nakamura and David W. Sims
- The Diet and Trophic Role of Ocean Sunfishes / Natasha D. Phillips, Edward C. Pope, Chris Harrod and Jonathan D.R. Houghton
- Parasites of the Ocean Sunfishes / Ana E. Ahuir-Baraja
- Biotoxins, Trace Elements, and Microplastics in the Ocean Sunfishes (Molidae) / Miguel Baptista, Cátia Figueiredo,Clara Lopes, Pedro Reis Costa, Jessica Dutton, Douglas H. Adams, Rui Rosa and Joana Raimundo
- Fisheries Interactions, Distribution Modeling and Conservation Issues of the Ocean Sunfishes / Marianne Nyegaard, Salvador Garcia Barcelona, Natasha D. Phillips and Etsuro Sawai
- Sunfish on Display: Husbandry of the Ocean Sunfish Mola mola / Michael J. Howard, Toshiyuki Nakatsubo, João Pedro Correia, Hugo Batista, Núria Baylina, Carlos Taura, Kristina Skands Ydesen and Martin Riis
- Ocean Sunfishes and Society / Tierney M. Thys, Marianne Nyegaard and Lukas Kubicek
- Unresolved Questions About the Ocean Sunfishes, Molidae—A Family Comprising Some of the World’s Largest Teleosts / Graeme C. Hays, Jonathan D.R. Houghton, Tierney M. Thys, Douglas H. Adams, Ana E. Ahuir-Baraja, Jackie Alvarez, Miguel Baptista, Hugo Batista, Núria Baylina, Katherine E. Bemis, William E. Bemis, Eric Caldera, Giorgio Carnevale, Carol D. Carson, João Pedro Correia, Pedro Reis Costa, Olivia Daly, John Davenport, Jessica Dutton, Lawrence E. Eagling, Cátia Figueiredo, Kristy Forsgren, Marko Freese, Salvador García-Barcelona, Chris Harrod, Alex Hearn, Lea Hellenbrecht, Eric J. Hilton, Michael J. Howard, Rachel Kelly, Lukas Kubicek, Clara Lopes, Tor Mowatt-Larssen, Richard McBride, Itsumi Nakamura, Toshiyuki Nakatsubo, Emily Nixon, Marianne Nyegaard, Enrique Ostalé-Valriberas, Luca Pellegrino, Natasha D. Phillips, Edward C. Pope, Inga Potter, Joana Raimundo, Martin Riis, Rui Rosa, John P. Ryan, Etsuro Sawai, Gento Shinohara, David W. Sims, Lara L. Sousa, Carlos Taura, Emilee Tholke, Katsumi Tsukamoto, James C. Tyler, Yuuki Y. Watanabe, Kevin C. Weng, Jonathan Whitney, Yusuke Yamanoue and Kristina S. Ydesen