Lampris guttatus, Opah : fisheries, gamefish

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Lampris guttatus (Brünnich, 1788)

Opah
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Portugal country information

Common names: Joaninha, Moonfish, Opah
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments:
National Checklist: Portugal
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/po.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Sanches, J.G., 1989
National Database: Portuguese Freshwater Fishes

Common names from other countries

Opa, Jerusalem haddock, North Atlantic Opah, ... more

Classification / Names Nombres comunes | Sinónimos | Catalog of Fishes(Género, Especie) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Lampriformes (Velifers, tube-eyes and ribbonfishes) > Lampridae (Opahs)
Etymology: Lampris: Greek, lampros = light (Ref. 45335).

Issue
Some information in this summary page may be referring to other species included in this species complex. Modification ongoing.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / rango de profundidad / distribution range Ecología

marino batipelágico; oceanodromo (Ref. 51243). Deep-water; 75°N - 60°S, 180°W - 180°E

Distribución Países | Áreas FAO | Ecosistemas | Ocurrencias, apariciones | Mapa de puntos | Introducciones | Faunafri

North Atlantic: including the Irish Sea, the North Sea, and the Mediterranean.

Tamaño / Peso / Age

Madurez: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 101 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 126789); peso máximo publicado: 270.0 kg (Ref. 5188)

Short description Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría

Espinas dorsales (total) : 0; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 48 - 55; Espinas anales: 0; Radios blandos anales: 33 - 41; Vértebra: 43. Caudal fin broadly lunate; pectorals long and falcate; pelvic fins similar to pectoral fins in shape and a little longer (Ref. 6885). Dark steely blue dorsally shading into green with silver and purple iridescence, belly rosy, body covered with silvery spots in irregular rows, light mottling on caudal and dorsal fins; vermillion on fins and jaws, golden around eyes (Ref. 6885).
Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep.

Biología     Glosario (por ej. epibenthic)

Oceanic and apparently solitary (Ref. 6737). Epi- and mesopelagic (Ref. 58302). Feeds on midwater fishes and invertebrates, mainly squids (Ref. 6737). Probably spawns in the spring (Ref. 6885). Occasionally taken as a by-catch of tuna fisheries. Considered a good food fish (Ref. 5242); marketed fresh and frozen; prepared as sashimi (Ref. 9987). Swims by flapping the pectoral fins (Ref. 36731).

Life cycle and mating behavior Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva

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Underkoffler, K.E., M.A. Luers, J.R. Hyde and M.T. Craig, 2018. A taxonomic review of Lampris guttatus (Brünnich 1788) (Lampridiformes; Lampridae) with descriptions of three new species. Zootaxa 4413(3):551-565. (Ref. 126789)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 07 May 2013

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





Human uses

Pesquerías: escaso valor comercial; pesca deportiva: si
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Referencia 123201): 5 - 19.9, mean 12.1 °C (based on 1423 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Referencia 82804):  PD50 = 0.5312   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01995 (0.00906 - 0.04395), b=3.01 (2.83 - 3.19), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref. 93245).
Nivel trófico (Referencia 69278):  4.2   ±0.62 se; based on food items.
Generation time: 5.0 ( na - na) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 1 growth studies.
Resiliencia (Referencia 120179):  Bajo, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 4.5-14 años (Assuming tm>4).
Prior r = 0.28, 95% CL = 0.18 - 0.42, Based on 1 data-limited stock assessment.
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Moderate to high vulnerability (55 of 100). 🛈
Climate Vulnerability (Ref. 125649):  Moderate vulnerability (38 of 100). 🛈
Price category (Ref. 80766):   Very high.
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 13 [4, 32] mg/100g; Iron = 0.295 [0.127, 0.889] mg/100g; Protein = 21.3 [16.9, 24.1] %; Omega3 = 0.148 [0.055, 0.397] g/100g; Selenium = 21.5 [7.0, 69.8] μg/100g; VitaminA = 9.27 [1.00, 83.81] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.245 [0.123, 0.529] mg/100g (wet weight); based on nutrient studies.