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Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Lampriformes
Family: Lampridae Opahs

Genus: Lampris

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Lampris guttatus
[Opah]

Photo by Photo by Duhamel, G.

Lampris immaculatus
[Southern opah]

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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)	Year
Lampris guttatus	Opah	Worldwide in tropical to	200 TL	1788
Lampris immaculatus	Southern opah	Circumglobal in the south	110 TL	1904

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: TeleosteiOrder: LampriformesFamily: Lampridae OpahsGenus: Lampris(See list of species below)

Class: Teleostei
Order: Lampriformes
Family: Lampridae Opahs

Genus: Lampris

(See list of species below)