Scientific Name
Lampris immaculatus

Common Name
Southern opah

Biology
Dorsal spines : 0; Dorsal soft rays : 55-56; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 36 - 40

Classification

Classified By

Gilchrist, 1904

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Velifers, Tube-eyes and Ribbonfishes (Lampriformes)

Family

Opah (Lampridae)

Distribution

Region

Circumglobal in the southern hemisphere between 34?S and the Antarctic Polar Front.

Distribution

Circumglobal in the southern hemisphere between 34?S and the Antarctic Polar Front.

Range

34°S - 69°S

Environment

Climate

Temperate

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

50 m

Depth To - meters

485 m

Zone

pelagic-oceanic

Environment

Marine; pelagic-oceanic; depth range 50 - 485 m

Trophic Level

4.39 s.e. 0.70 Based on food items.

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

110 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 1.0000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Unknown

Vulnerability

High vulnerability (57 of 100)

Resilience

Unknown

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated