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Lampris
Retzius, 1799
(fish)
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Lampridae (Family) - opahs
..Lampris (Genus)
....Lampris guttatus (Species) - opah
....Lampris immaculatus (Species)
Authorship
Original name, rank & spelling
:
Retzius, A.J. 1799.
Kongl. Vetensk. Acad. Nya Handl.
20
/
1799
, Apr-Jun 1799: 97.
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Etymology
Greek (adj.)
λαμπρός, -ά, -όν
[
lamprós, -á, -ón
]
, radiant.
Ref:
G.C. Steyskal, 1980
: 171 (Agassiz).
Attributes
Correct [original] spelling [ICZN, 1999: Art. 29.3.1.1 (fam.: -id-)]
Ref:
S.J. Brands (comp.), 1989-present.
Syst. Nat. 2000
: 24 Jun 2025.
Types
Type of
:
Lampridacea
(Division)
Wiley & Johnson, 2010
Type of
:
Lampridae
(Family)
Gill, 1862
Ref:
R. Fricke et al. (eds.), 2021
: 11 Jun 2025; [<24 Jun 2025].
[implicit]
Type of
:
Lamprididae
(Family)
Type of
:
Lampridiformes
(Order)
Goodrich, 1909
Type of
:
Lampridoidei
(Suborder)
Type
:
Lampris guttatus
(Brünnich, 1788)
Synonyms
Synonymous name
:
Dasceles
(Genus)
Jordan, 1925
Ref:
PBDB
: 9 Sep 2019.
Vernacular Names (Latin)
Stem
:
Lampr-
Ref:
G.C. Steyskal, 1980
: 171, 176.
:
Lamprid-
Ref:
G.C. Steyskal, 1980
: 171 ("lack of evidence"), 176.
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