Family Lampridae - Opahs
Order : Lampriformes Lampridae
Class : Teleostei
No. in FishBase : Genera : 1 | Species : 2 Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes
Environment : Fresh : No | Brackish : No | Marine : Yes
Division : Marine
Aquarium : none
First Fossil Record : upper   Tertiary     Miocene Ref. Berg, L.S. 1958
Remark : Marine; pelagic. Distribution: Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Body oval; compressed. Anterior portion of lateral line arched high. Dorsal fin long, usually with 50-55 rays. Anal fin long with usually 34-41 rays. Pelvic fin with 15-17 rays. Scales cycloid; minute. Feed mainly on squids, octopuses, and crustaceans. Attains 1.8 maximum size.
Etymology : Greek, lampros = clear ( Ref. 45335).
Reproductive guild : nonguarders
Typical activity level :
Main Ref. : Nelson, J.S. 1984
Coordinator :
Deep Fin Classification : Osteichthyes | Actinopterygii | Actinopteri | Neopterygii | Teleostei | Osteoglossocephalai | Clupeocephala | Euteleosteomorpha | Neoteleostei | Eurypterygia | Ctenosquamata | Acanthomorphata | Lampripterygii | | | | | Lampriformes | | | Lampridae

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Species/Synonymy list for the family Lampridae as currently in FishBase

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Scientifc name Status Senior/Junior synonym Combination
Lampris guttatus (Brünnich, 1788)
acceptedseniornew
Zeus guttatus Brünnich, 1788
synonymseniororiginal
Zeus regius Bonnaterre, 1788
synonymjuniororiginal
Lampris regius (Bonnaterre, 1788)
synonymjuniornew
Zeus luna Gmelin, 1789
synonymjuniororiginal
Lampris luna (Gmelin, 1789)
synonymjuniornew
Zeus stroemii Walbaum, 1792
synonymjuniororiginal
Zeus imperialis Shaw, 1793
synonymjuniororiginal
Scomber gunneri Bloch & Schneider, 1801
synonymjuniororiginal
Lampris lauta Lowe, 1838
synonymjuniororiginal
Scomber pelagicus (non Linnaeus, 1758)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Lampris immaculata (non Gilchrist, 1904)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Lampris immaculatus Gilchrist, 1904
acceptedseniororiginal
! Lampris immaculata Gilchrist, 1904
synonymseniororiginal
Lampris regius (non Bonnaterre, 1788)
misappliedmisappliednew
Lampris guttatus (non Brünnich, 1788)
misappliedmisappliednew
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