Lampris
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Lampris guttatus
Translingual
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): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Actinopterygii – superclass; Teleostei – class; 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
References
Opah on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Lampris on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Lampris on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Lampris at World Register of Marine Species
- Lampris at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Lampris at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Lampris at Paleobiology Database
- Lampris at AnimalBase
- Lampris at Animal Diversity Web
