Lampris

Translingual

Lampris guttatus

Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek λαμπρός (lamprós, “radiant, brilliant, shining”)

Proper noun

Lampris m

1. 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