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Smalleye Pacific Opah
Lampris incognitus
Lampris incognitus, the small-eye Pacific opah, is a bathypelagic, marine; ray-finned fish of the infraclass Teleostei. It belongs to the order Lampriformes, and is in the family Lampridae. It is endemic to the "transpacific" (East & Central and/or West Pacific Ocean).
Though there is not much species specific documentation on the small-eye opah due to the "newness" of its taxonomic classification, research suggests that they exhibit much of the same characteristics as other species in the genus.
From the article Lampris incognitus on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
The small-eye pacific opah has a deeply compressed, oval body shape. Its mouth is small in size and lacking teeth. The entirety of its head and body is covered with densely packed round, pale spots of two distinct sizes. Dorsal and caudal fins are sometimes tipped with white, and the caudal fin is characterized by a translucent edge.
Wikipedia: “Morphology”
Range & habitat
Endemic to the central and northeast Pacific. Catch data suggests a geographic range from the southern coast of California down the Baja Peninsula. Though, literature suggests that their range may extend up the Californian coast to the southern coast of Alaska.
== References ==
Wikipedia: “Geographic distribution”
What it does
The small-eye pacific opah has a carnivorous diet, similar to other species of opah, mainly consisting of squid and small bony fish including mackerels, saury and anchovy. Although they are carnivores the small-eye opah lack teeth. The small-eye opah is fully warm-blooded (endothermy) making it very agile when it comes to chasing their prey.
Wikipedia: “Diet”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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Every page naming Lampris incognitus in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1079969.