- Opah - Wikipedia
The opah, also commonly known as moonfish, sunfish (not to be confused with Molidae), cowfish, kingfish, and redfin ocean pan are large, colorful, deep-bodied pelagic lampriform fishes comprising the genus Lampris, of the small family Lampridae (also spelled Lamprididae)
- Opah | Habitat, Warm-Bloodedness, Facts | Britannica
Opah, any of two species of large marine fish of the family Lampridae (order Lampridiformes) Both species are distinctively colored, blue above and rosy below, with scarlet fins and jaws and round white spots on the body
- Moonfish (Opah) – Hawaii-Seafood. org
Opah or moonfish is one of the most colorful of the commercial fish species available in Hawaii A silvery-grey upper body color shades to a rose red dotted with white spots toward the belly
- Opah | NOAA Fisheries
Opah are an unusual looking fish—they have a round, flat body that’s silvery gray in color Toward the belly, the silver shades to a rose red, dotted with white spots Their fins and mouth are red, and their large eyes are encircled with gold
- Hawaiian Opah (Moonfish) - Hawaiian Fresh Seaood
Opah are a rather unusual looking fish They are vertically compressed, large and heavy, with very small fins compared to their body size They are extremely colorful and have a bright orange coloring with hints of blue around silvery spots on their body
- Opah (Fish) - Facts, Habitat, Diet, Life Cycle, Pictures
The Opah is a large and colorful deep-bodied fish which as incredible as it may sound, is almost perfectly round and flat These moonfish or opah inhabits deep oceanic waters of the tropics
- Opah: The Warmest Fish in the Cold Blue Sea - U. S. Fish Wildlife Service
Opah, or moonfish, have some similarities to a group of fish we’ve previously covered—molas, or ocean sunfish Opah are comprised of six known species in the genus Lampris Opah and molas also share a similarly deep-bodied and round body shape
- Opah - SeafoodSource
While known primarily as a Hawaiian species in the domestic market, opah is found worldwide in tropical and temperate waters It is often taken as bycatch by longliners targeting tuna from New Zealand to California and also is harvested off the California coast
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