by A scuba diver has captured rare footage of two "very young" sunfish swimming in emerald waters off the coast of British Columbia in Canada.
Experts identified the pair as ocean sunfish (Mola mola) and said their angular bellies and small size are telltale signs of their "babyness" in a Facebook post on Oct. 23.
Researchers noted the sunfish on the right was missing a chunk from its tail. They estimated the juveniles measured around 24 inches (60 centimeters) in diameter.
Sunfish are the largest bony fish in the world and can grow to a whopping 10 feet (3 meters) in diameter, so these juveniles were about five times smaller than adult sunfish — but 240 times bigger than their newborn size of just 0.1 inch (2.5 millimeters).
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Experts identified the pair as ocean sunfish (Mola mola) and said their angular bellies and small size are telltale signs of their "babyness" in a Facebook post on Oct. 23.
Researchers noted the sunfish on the right was missing a chunk from its tail. They estimated the juveniles measured around 24 inches (60 centimeters) in diameter.
Sunfish are the largest bony fish in the world and can grow to a whopping 10 feet (3 meters) in diameter, so these juveniles were about five times smaller than adult sunfish — but 240 times bigger than their newborn size of just 0.1 inch (2.5 millimeters).
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