You Won't Believe What This Tiny Baby Fish Grows Out To Be

So here's a photo of a tiny itsy bitsy spiky baby fish:


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Can you guess what this 2 mm long babyfish will actually look like once grown? Same creature, different angle:


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The creature depicted above maybe smaller than a pea but it grows to be the world's heaviest bony fish. Meet the Ocean Sunfish:

 
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Scientifically described as Mola mola, this is a true behemoth, with adults having a weight ranging from 250 to 1,000 kg!  Click here if you want to learn more about this amazing creature!

Fun Fact: Females of the species can produce more eggs than any other known vertebrate, up to 300,000,000 at a time! 

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