Lampris immaculatus

Lampris immaculatus
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Lampriformes
Family:	Lampridae
Genus:	Lampris
Species:	L. immaculatus
Binomial name
Lampris immaculatus Gilchrist, 1904

Lampris immaculatus, commonly known as the southern opah or southern moonfish, is a species of fish native to the Southern Ocean. ^[2] The species is found commonly in New Zealand waters. They are caught commercially using long-line fishery in New Zealand. The most common prey species for the southern opah are juvenile onychoteuthid squid Moroteuthis ingens , which were found in 93% of 69 fish. It was discovered that 14% of the opahs contained plastic pollutants in their digestive tract, which indicates signs of high plastic pollution in the Southwest Atlantic. ^[3]

References

1. Moore, J. (2019). "Lampris immaculatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2019 e.T123373847A123376503. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T123373847A123376503.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
2. Bray, Dianne J. (2011). "Southern Moonfish, Lampris immaculatus Gilchrist 1904". Fishes of Australia. Museum Victoria. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
3. Jackson, George D. (2000). "Diet of the southern opah Lampris immaculatus on the Patagonian Shelf; the significance of the squid Moroteuthis ingens and anthropogenic plastic" (PDF). MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES. Australia Synergy Information System. Retrieved 8 November 2018.