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Opahs, also commonly known as moonfish, sunfish, cowfish (not to be confused with Molidae), ...
Like the Atlantic moonfish, it has a deep, rhombus-shaped, laterally-compressed body. [3] The head has the mouth set low and the eyes high. The overall profile of the head is concave. [3] The caudal fin is forked, as in the pompanos, while the pectoral fin is scythe-like and reaches the middle of the second dorsal fin. [3]
Selene setapinnis was formally described by the American ichthyologist Samuel L. Mitchill as Zeus setapinnis in 1815 with the type locality given as the Bay of New York, New York, U.S.A. [3] The generic name Selene is from the Greek for "moon", referring to the vague moon-shape of S. vomer while the specific name is a compound of seta meaning "bristle" and pinnis meaning "fin" and refers to ...
Moonfish may refer to several groups of fishes: Family Monodactylidae (properly moonyfishes) Ocean sunfish is called "moon fish" in many languages; Opah, genus Lampris;
Selene peruviana, the Peruvian moonfish or Pacific moonfish, [1] is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Carangidae. It is found in the eastern Pacific Ocean.
Selene orstedii, the Mexican moonfish, is a species of ray-finned fish within the family Carangidae. [1] The species is found in the eastern Pacific Ocean, off the coasts of Baja California, Mexico to Ecuador. [2] [3] It grows to a max length of 33 centimeters, but is more commonly found at 25 centimeters in length. [2]
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Aurelia aurita (also called the common jellyfish, moon jellyfish, moon jelly or saucer jelly) is a species of the family Ulmaridae. [1] [2] All species in the genus are very similar, and it is difficult to identify Aurelia medusae without genetic sampling; [3] most of what follows applies equally to all species of the genus.