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Lampris guttatus is a species of marine fish belonging to the family Lampridae and order Lampriformes. It is classified within the class Teleostei, phylum Chordata, and kingdom Animalia. The taxon was described by Brünnich in 1788 and is currently accepted as a valid species. Common names for this organism include North Atlantic Opah, Glancefish, Epromar, Luna Real, Mariposa, and Opa.
The species has a recorded range in Brazil. Its IUCN conservation status is listed as Least Concern, a designation from 2015. Various databases document its presence, with occurrence records from institutions in the United States, Canada, Sweden, Norway, and Denmark. The taxon is described in the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition.
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Least ConcernGlancefish
SPECIES
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderLampriformes
- FamilyLampridae
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- Specimen records
- 79
- With media
- 20
- Family
- Lampridae
- Collections
- UWFC, CMN, UAM, NRM, CUMV, CAS
- Recorded in
- United States, Canada, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Chile, New Caledonia, Netherlands
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- Least Concern
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- taxon common name
- opah
- taxon range
- Brazil
- short name
- L. guttatus
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
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Encyclopedic overview
Lampris 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.
It is a pelagic fish with a worldwide distribution. While it is common to locations such as Hawaii and west Africa, it remains uncommon in others, including the Mediterranean. In the places where L. guttatus is prevalent, it is not a target of fishing, though it does represent an important commercial component of bycatch. It is common in restaurants in Hawaii. In Hawaiian longline fisheries, it is generally caught in deep nets targeting bigeye tuna. In 2005, the fish caught numbered 13,332. In areas where the fish is uncommon, such as the Mediterranean, its prevalence is increasing. Some researchers believe this a result of climate change. Much is still unknown about the distribution, interactions, life histories, and preferred habitats of this fish and other medium to large-sized pelagic fishes.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Lampris guttatus” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.