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Lampriformes (Velifers, tube-eyes and ribbonfishes) >
Lampridae (Opahs)
Etymology: Lampris: Greek, lampros = light (Ref. 45335).
Taxonomic Remarks
Some information in this summary page may be referring to other species included in this species complex. Modification ongoing.
Environnement : milieu / zone climatique / profondeur / gamme de distribution
Écologie
marin bathypélagique; océanodrome (Ref. 51243); profondeur 0 - 200 m (Ref. 95756). Deep-water; 75°N - 60°S, 180°W - 180°E
North Atlantic: including the Irish Sea, the North Sea, and the Mediterranean.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturité: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 101 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 126789); poids max. publié: 270.0 kg (Ref. 5188)
Description synthétique
Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie
Épines dorsales (Total) : 0; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 48 - 55; Épines anales: 0; Rayons mous anaux: 33 - 41; Vertèbres: 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.
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).
Cycle de vie et comportement reproducteur
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
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)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
Pêcheries: intérêt commercial mineur; pêche sportive: oui
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Estimations basées sur des modèles
Indice de diversité phylogénétique (Réf. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5312 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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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). |
Niveau trophique (Réf. 69278) |
4.2 ±0.62 se; based on food items. |
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Generation time |
5.0 ( na - na) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 1 growth studies. |
Résilience (Réf. 120179) |
Faible, temps minimum de doublement de population : 4,5 à 14 années (Assuming tm>4). |
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Rate of population increase |
Prior r = 0.28, 95% CL = 0.18 - 0.42, Based on 1 data-limited stock assessment. |
Vulnérabilité de la pêche (Ref. 59153) |
Moderate to high vulnerability (55 of 100). 🛈 |
Vulnérabilité climatique (Ref. 125649) |
Moderate vulnerability (38 of 100). 🛈 |
Catégorie de prix (Ref. 80766) |
Very high.
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Nutriments (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. |