Diving with Pigmy Bali Diving for Mola Mola season in Bali

Mola - Mola / OceanSunfish in Bali

Mola in Latin means millstone, which is a rounded, and flat device used for grinding wheat. A fairly accurate depiction of the fish.


The Ocean Sunfish is found worldwide but Bali has a seasonal period between June - October every year. In Australia recordings have come from Sydney, NSW, to Tasmania and West Australia. Ocean Sunfish are usually found in oceanic waters, but occasionally come inshore. Sunfish are often  seen near the surface where they can be mistaken for sharks due to the large dorsal fin.
The Mola Mola is an unusual looking creature. It does not have a caudal ( tail ) fin. Instead it has a clavus, which is formed by extensions of the dorsal and anal fin rays. These take the place of a true tail fin which does not form.. The clavus is broadly rounded and has, low rounded projections called ossicles which make up the margin. Characters which help distinguish this species for the other four members of the family are the number of ossicles and the presence of a definite line at the posterior end of the body where the denticles ( rough scales) on the skin changes from extremely course to very fine. Their skin is usually a tan grey and is composed of collagen fibers up to six inches thick and covered by a layer of mucous.
Mola Mola Oceanic Sunfish are harmless to people, and feed on jelly fish, salps and ctenophores and occasionally small crustaceans and fishes, having a taste for squid.. The teeth in each jaw are fused to form a plate, and the mouth is small in comparison to the body size.


Pigmy Bali Diving offers Mola Mola dive package in Bali waters from daily dive trip to multi dive daytrip. In Bali there are many dive spots  has bigger chance to see Mola Mola ( Ocean sunfish ) such as Nusa Penida island ( Crystal bay, ped, sd point etc ) area and Gili Mimpang and tepekong area ( north east of Bali ).

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