Species Detail - Sun-fish (Mola mola) - Species information displayed is based on the dataset "ObSERVE II Aerial Surveys for Seabirds and Cetaceans in the Irish Atlantic Margin".

Terrestrial Map - 10km

Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 10km grid square (ITM).
Live Map

Marine Map - 50km

Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 50km grid square (WGS84).
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Mola mola
Sun-fish
NBNSYS0000176502 RecommendedWell-formed
N/A
momol
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Bony fish (Actinopterygii)
Species
667
122
173
18/06/2021
18/09/2022
3 January (recorded in 2017)
6 December (recorded in 2015)
Department of Climate, Energy & the Environment, ObSERVE II Aerial Surveys for Seabirds and Cetaceans in the Irish Atlantic Margin, National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, Sun-fish (Mola mola), accessed 14 March 2026, https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/442/Species/13254

Records per month (across all datasets)

Records per year (across all datasets)