Isle of Wight sighting of rare tropical fish species

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Isle of Wight sighting of rare tropical fish species

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UK Nature and EnvironmentEnglish · 5 months ago

A FAIRLY rare summer visitor to the Isle of Wight — the Ocean Sunfish — has been spotted and snapped off Gurnard Bay.

In the UK, sunfish may be seen between June and September and are most often spotted off south-west England.

The fish species, known scientifically as Mola mola, was photographed in The Solent by County Press reader, Amy Ferrier, yesterday (Thursday, June 20).

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