Heaviest bony fish
The current heaviest bony fish record is 3 tons, held by Bump-head sunfish (Mola alexandrini), set on December 9, 2021. Last checked October 14, 2026.
3
tons
Bump-head sunfish (Mola alexandrini)
- Holder
- Bump-head sunfish (Mola alexandrini)
- Record
- 3 tons
- Metric
- 2.7 tonnes
- Exact figure
- 2,744 kg (6,049 lb)
- Location
- Off Faial Island, Azores, Portugal
- Date set
- December 9, 2021
- Recognized by
- Guinness World Records
- Last checked
- October 14, 2026
Sources
- guinnessworldrecords.com Heaviest bony fish
- iflscience.com Holy mola world s heaviest bony fish is an absolute unit at 744kg
- nationalgeographic.com Worlds biggest bony fish discovered
- onlinelibrary.wiley.com Read the source
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