Lampris
Translingual
Etymology
New Latin, from Ancient Greek λαμπρός (lamprós, “radiant, brilliant, shining”)
Proper noun
Lampris m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Lamprididae – opahs.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Osteichthyes – superclass; Actinopterygii – superclass; Actinopteri – 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
References
- Opah on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Lampris on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category: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”, in Paleobiology Database, 2026
- Lampris at AnimalBase
- Lampris at Animal Diversity Web