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.

Southern spotted opah
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Lampriformes
Family: Lampridae
Genus: Lampris
Species:
L. australensis
Binomial name
Lampris australensis
Underkoffler, 2018

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.[1]

References

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