Southern God Salmon
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| Gilchrist , 1904 |
The southern god salmon ( Lampris immaculatus ) is a marine fish that occurs in the southern oceans between 34 ° South and the Antarctic Convergence . He lives there at depths of 50 to 485 meters.
features
Like all god salmon, Lampris immaculatus is a large fish with a laterally flattened body. In contrast to the other god salmon species, which have an approximately round body and are patterned with numerous spots, that of the southern god salmon is elongated oval and unspotted. The body length is about 1.8 times the body height or a little more. The Southern God Salmon can reach a maximum standard length of 1.10 meters, a maximum total length of 1.25 meters and a weight of 30 kg. The back of the fish is dark, silvery-blue, the sides and abdominal region light and the fins are bright red.
- Fin formula : dorsal 55–56, anal 36–40.
Lampris immaculatus feeds on epipelagic fish, cephalopods (e.g. Moroteuthis ingens ), krill and soft- bodied invertebrates.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Lampris immaculatus on Fishbase.org (English)
- ↑ Underkoffler, KE, Luers, MA, Hyde, JR & Craig, MT (2018): A taxonomic review of Lampris guttatus (Brünnich 1788) Lampridiformes; Lampridae) with descriptions of three new species. Zootaxa, 4413 (3): 531-540. DOI: 10.11646 / zootaxa.4413.3.9
- ^ Southern Moonfish, Lampris immaculatus Gilchrist 1904 Page with photo at fishesofaustralia.net.au
- ↑ Jackson, G., Buxton, N. & George, MJ (2000) Diet of the Opah Lampris immaculatus on the Patagonia Shelf; the significance of the squid Moroteuthis ingens and anthropogenic plastic. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 206, 261-271. doi: 10.3354 / meps206261