Lampris

Translingual

Lampris guttatus

Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek λαμπρός (lamprós, “radiant, brilliant, shining”)

Proper noun

Lampris m

A taxonomic genus within the family Lamprididae – the opahs.

Hypernyms

(genus): Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Osteichthyes - superclass; Actinopterygii - class; Neopterygii - subclass; Teleostei - infraclass; Lampridiomorpha - superorder; Lampridiformes - order; Lamprididae - family

Hyponyms

(genus): Lampris guttatus (opah) - type species; Lampris immaculatus (southern opah) - sole other accepted extant species; †Lampris zatima - extinct species

Further reading

Opah on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Lampris on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Lampris on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Lampris at World Register of Marine Species
Lampris on Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Lampris at Encyclopedia of Life
Lampris at National Center for Biotechnology Information
Lampris at Fossilworks
Lampris at AnimalBase
Lampris at Animal Diversity Web

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