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southern opah (Lampris immaculatus)
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southern opah (Lampris immaculatus) specimen
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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.

Family
Lampridae
Genus
Lampris
Maximum length
110 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
deep_bodied
Distribution
Circumglobal in the southern hemisphere between 34°S and the Antarctic Polar Front.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern
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