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Lampris guttatus - Facts, Diet, Habitat & Pictures on Animalia.bio
WEBLampris guttatus, commonly known as the opah, cravo, moonfish, kingfish, and Jerusalem haddock, is a large, colorful, deep-bodied pelagic lampriform fish belonging to the family Lampridae, which comprises the genus Lampris. Show More It is a pelagic fish with a worldwide distribution.
Opah | Habitat, Warm-Bloodedness, & Facts | Britannica
WEBOpah, any of two species of large marine fish of the family Lampridae (order Lampridiformes). Both species are distinctively colored, blue above and …
Lampris guttatus - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics
WEBRegional eye and brain endothermy, some of which results from the transformation of eye muscles into thermogenic organs that warm the brain and eyes, has also been documented in the billfishes, opah Lampris guttatus, and …
Opah - Wikipedia
Two living species were traditionally recognized, but a taxonomic review in 2018 found that more should be recognized (the result of splitting L. guttatus into several species, each with a more restricted geographic range), bringing the total to six. The six species of Lampris have mostly non-overlapping geographical ranges, and can be recognized based on body shape and coloration pattern.
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Lampris guttatus, Opah : fisheries, gamefish - FishBase
WEBCaudal fin broadly lunate; pectorals long and falcate; pelvic fins similar to pectoral fins in shape and a little longer (Ref. 6885 ). Dark steely blue dorsally shading into green with silver and purple iridescence, belly rosy, body covered with silvery spots in irregular rows, light mottling on caudal and dorsal fins; vermillion on fins and ...
Koningsvis Lampris guttatus | Nederlands Soortenregister
WEBLampris guttatus (Brunnich, 1788) Indeling. Animalia [rijk] Dieren. Chordata [fylum] Gewervelde dieren. Actinopterygii [klasse] Beenvissen. Lampriformes [orde] Lampridae [familie] Koningsvissen. Lampris Retzius, 1799 [genus] Lampris guttatus (Brunnich, 1788) [soort] Koningsvis. In samenwerking met.
First Warm-Blooded Fish Discovered | Scientific American
WEBMay 14, 2015 · But now, researchers have discovered something surprising about this deep-sea dweller: It's got warm blood. That makes the opah ( Lampris guttatus) the first warm-blooded fish every discovered ...
Opah | fish species, Lampris guttatus | Britannica
WEBdescription. In opah. One species, Lampris guttatus, is the only known fully warm-blooded fish. Although two species are recognized traditionally, some classifications suggest that anatomical evidence exists to divide L. …
Lampris guttatus | Encyclopedia of Puget Sound
WEBFrom 100 to 400 meters. Habitat: bathypelagic. Body pink to purple with numerous white spots; fins and front of snout red; small juveniles without white spots on body. Attains 180 cm and 100 kg. Flesh excellent; the enormous pectoral fin muscles are dark red and resemble a fine beef-steak in texture and flavour.
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