Lampris australensis explained

Lampris australensis, the southern spotted opah, is a large, colorful, deep-bodied pelagic lampriform fish belonging to the family Lampridae, which comprises the genus Lampris.

It is found in the subtropical and warm temperate southern hemisphere.[1]

A review in 2018 found that the widely distributed "L. guttatus" consisted of more than one species, such that several species including L. australensis were then differentiated from L. guttatus.

Notes and References

  1. Underkoffler . Karen E. . Luers . Meagan A. . Hyde . John R. . Craig . Matthew T. . 2018-04-23 . A taxonomic review of Lampris guttatus (BrĂ¼nnich 1788) Lampridiformes; Lampridae) with descriptions of three new species . Zootaxa . 4413 . 3 . 10.11646/zootaxa.4413.3.9 . 1175-5334.