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southern opah (Lampris immaculatus)
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Ecological Illustration of southern opah (Lampris immaculatus)
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Lampridae

southern opah

Lampris immaculatus

Lamprid Fish Reaching One Hundred Ten Centimeters

  • Cross-climate
  • Polar
  • Temperate
  • Circumpolar Antarctic
  • Southern Hemisphere
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Polar regions
  • Deep-bodied
  • Large
  • Temperate fish

southern opah is known from Circumglobal in the southern hemisphere between 34°S as a marine fish. It occurs in marine waters.

Class
Teleosts
Order
Opahs, Oarfishes, and Allies
Family
Lampridae
Genus
Lampris
Water type
Marine
Body shape
deep_bodied
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