Lampridae

Southern Spotted Opah

Lampris australensis

Lamprid Fish from Coastal Waters

• Tropical
• Southern Hemisphere
• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Large
• Tropical fish

Lampris australensis, the southern spotted opah, is a large, colorful, deep-bodied pelagic lampriform fish belonging to the family Lampridae, which comprises the genus Lampris. It is found in the subtropical and warm temperate southern hemisphere. A review in 2018 found that the widely distributed "L. guttatus" consisted of more than one species, such that several species including L. australensis were then differentiated from L. guttatus.