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AN opah, Lampris regius (Bonnaterre), was captured on February 11, 1964, by the Japanese research vessel Shoyo Maru at approximately 3° 15.8′ S. and 128° 18.0′ W. in the South Pacific ocean. This individual, weighing 64 kg and measuring 119 cm (fork length), was caught at a depth of approximately 100 m on long-line gear used for fishing for tunas and billfishes1.
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KLAWE, W. Observations on the Opah, Lampris regius (Bonnaterre). Nature 210, 965–966 (1966). https://doi.org/10.1038/210965a0
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