Southern Spotted Opah, Lampris australensis Underkoffler, Luers, Hyde & Craig 2018
Scientific name: Lampris australensis
Alternative name/s:
The species has also been called Spotted Moonfish and Opal Fish.
The species has also been called Spotted Moonfish and Opal Fish.
Introduction
The Southern Spotted Opah is a distictively shaped fish that lives in southern hemisphere waters.
Identification
The Opah is a deep-bodied, compressed fish. It is deep blue on the back grading to a lighter blue or silver on the belly. The body is covered with roughly circlar white spots (about the size of the pupil) and the fins are a vibrant red.
Distribution
The species has a southern hemisphere distribution.
Feeding and diet
Dietary items include fishes and squids.
References
- Underkoffler, K. et al, 2018. A taxonomic review of Lampris guttatus (BrĂ¼nnich 1788) (Lampridiformes; Lampridae) with descriptions of three new species Zootaxa 4413 (3): 551-565.