RANGE/HABITAT: Sunfish like temperate and tropical waters of 50°F or more. They are present in both the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. There are some differences between each ocean but not between hemispheres. BEHAVIOR: Sunfish swim at various levels and spend most of their lives submerged.

What habitat does a sunfish live?

Sunfishes are found worldwide in the open ocean of tropical and temperate seas. These interesting fish are completely without a caudal fin, instead replaced by a 'clavus', which in latin means 'rudder'.

How many oceans do sunfish have?

Presently, five species are recognized within the family Molidae. Species include: the common mola, Mola mola (Linnaeus 1758); giant ocean sunfish, Mola alexandrini (Ranzani 1839); the hoodwinker sunfish, Mola tecta (Nyegaard et al.