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Lampris australensis Underkoffler, Luers, Hyde & Craig, 2018 Southern spotted opah |
| Family: | Lampridae (Opahs) | |||
| Max. size: | 87 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | bathypelagic; marine | |||
| Distribution: | Southern hemisphere: circumglobal. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 1-1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 52-52; Anal soft rays: 40-40. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: D I,52; A 40; pectoral-fin rays 23; pelvic-fin rays 13; greatest body depth 1.3 times in SL; head length 2.7 times in SL; eye diameter 5.2 times in HL; origin of pelvic fins below or posterior to middle of elongated portion of dorsal fin; dorsal profile of head distinctly arched (convex), Colouration: body steel-blue with numerous, mostly circular, white to silver spots that often extend to the distal tip of dorsal fin; caudal fin with wide, yellow margin; dorsal and anal fins with narrow yellow margin (Ref. 126789). | |||
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| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||