Lampris immaculatus
Lampris immaculatus, commonly known as the southern opah or southern moonfish, is a species of fish native to the Southern Ocean. These fish species are found commonly in New Zealand waters. They are caught commercially using long-line fishery in New Zealand. The most common prey species for the southern opah are juvenile onychoteuthid squid Moroteuthis ingens which were found in 93% of 69 fish. It was discovered that 14% of the Opahs contained plastic pollutants in there digestive track which indicates signs of high plastic pollution in the Southwest Atlantic.
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References
- Bray, Dianne J. (2011). "Southern Moonfish, Lampris immaculatus Gilchrist 1904". Fishes of Australia. Museum Victoria. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
- Jackson, George D. (2000). "Diet of the southern opah Lampris immaculatus on the Patagonian Shelf; the significance of the squid Moroteuthis ingens and anthropogenic plastic". MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES. Australia Synergy Information System. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
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