How much does a ocean sunfish weigh?
Typical weight
247–2,300 kg
That is 545–5,070 lb.
One of the heaviest bony fish, shaped like a swimming head and taller than it is long.
The heaviest bony fish recorded, a bump-head sunfish, weighed 2,300 kg.
How that compares
Ocean sunfish against things of a similar mass.
Giraffe 700–1,930 kg
Ocean sunfish 247–2,300 kg
Great white shark 520–2,000 kg
Walrus 400–1,900 kg
Elevator 450–2,000 kg
Narwhal 800–1,600 kg
Black rhinoceros 800–1,400 kg
American bison 320–1,270 kg
More about an ocean sunfish
- Ocean sunfish vs Great white shark Side by side
Common questions
- How much does an ocean sunfish weigh?
- An ocean sunfish weighs 247–2,300 kg (545–5,070 lb). The heaviest bony fish recorded, a bump-head sunfish, weighed 2,300 kg.
Related pages
- How much does a blue whale weigh? 50–190 t
- How much does a great white shark weigh? 520–2,000 kg
- How much does a orca weigh? 1,300–10,000 kg
- How much does a bottlenose dolphin weigh? 150–650 kg
- How much does a humpback whale weigh? 25–40 t
- How much does a whale shark weigh? 9,000–21,000 kg
- How much does a sperm whale weigh? 15–57 t
- How much does a tiger shark weigh? 200–900 kg
- How much does a walrus weigh? 400–1,900 kg
- How much does a emperor penguin weigh? 22–45 kg
- Ocean sunfish vs Great white shark Side by side
Sources
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration — NOAA (Public domain (US Government))