New Zealand country information

Common names: Moonfish, Opah
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Occurs throughout New Zealand, Chatham Rise and the Subantarctic region (Ref. 89422). Voucher specimen(s) held at the NMNZ. Also Ref. 5188, 45493, 89423.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/nz.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.fish.govt.nz/
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Paulin, C., A. Stewart, C. Roberts and P. McMillan, 1989
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Opa, Опах обыкновеннный, Ocean moonfish, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Lampriformes (Velifers, tube-eyes and ribbonfishes) > Lampridae (Opahs)
Etymology: Lampris: Greek, lampros = light (Ref. 45335); guttatus: Species name form the Latin' regius' meaning king's (Ref. 6885).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; bathypelagic; oceanodromous (Ref. 51243); depth range 0 - 500 m (Ref. 89422), usually ? - 366 m (Ref. 5951). Deep-water; 75°N - 60°S, 180°W - 180°E

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Lampris guttatus (Brünnich, 1788)

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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology