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Monotypic taxon: Family Lampridae Gill, 1862 - opahs (fish)
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Attributes

Correct [original] spelling [ICZN, 1999: Art. 29.3.1.1 (fam.: -id-)] Ref: S.J. Brands (comp.), 1989-present. Syst. Nat. 2000: 24 Apr 2025.

Types

TypeLampris (Genus) Retzius, 1799 Ref: R. Fricke et al. (eds.), 2021: 11 Jun 2025; [<24 Jun 2025]. [implicit]

Variants

Incorrect spellingLamprididae (Family) Ref: G.C. Steyskal, 1980: 171. [implicit]
Current spellingLamprididae (Family) Ref: E.O. Wiley & G.D. Johnson, 2010: 147. [indirect]
Former spellingLamprididae (Family) Ref: J.S. Nelson, 2006: 227.
Former spellingLamprididae (Family) Ref: R. van der Laan, 2018: 71; 15 Jun 2024. [inferred]

Vernacular Names (English)

Full nameopahs Ref: J.S. Nelson et al., 2016: 282; ECoF(4 Feb 2025).
opahs Ref: W.N. Eschmeyer, 1998: 2466.
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