{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/69e97c74abe143da5ba43ee0/6a146f356ee822cbfb92b8bd?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The Sunfish Explained | The Giant Fish That Looks Unfinished but Isn't","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/69e97c74abe143da5ba43ee0/1779724011372-8bed24e5-1d49-472f-b171-197144e5ef21.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>The ocean sunfish drifts through the open blue like a creature no one expected to work. It is the heaviest bony fish alive, a strange giant with no true tail, winglike fins, and a body that looks unfinished until the sea explains it.</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode:</p><p>- Why the ocean sunfish looks so different from most fish</p><p>- How a tiny larva can grow into one of the largest bony fish on Earth</p><p>- How its tall dorsal and anal fins carry it through open water</p><p>- Why it feeds on soft drifting prey like jellyfish, salps, and comb jellies</p><p>- How a day in the life of a sunfish moves between sunlight, cold depth, and slow turning</p><p><br></p><p>Let the sunfish carry you through warm surface water and down into the cooler blue, where strange shapes make perfect sense and the open ocean becomes a quiet home.</p><p>Perfect for falling asleep, unwinding, or anyone curious about ocean life.</p><p><br></p><p>Subscribe for more: <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCV3cRKQxZhT0DeDxUs_lfQg?sub_confirmation=1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@DeepSeaSlumber</a></p><p><br></p><p>#Sunfish #MolaMola #MarineBiology #NatureDocumentary</p>","author_name":"Deep Sea Slumber"}