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An extensive list of the freshwater fish found in California, including both native and introduced species. [1] Common Name Scientific Name Image Native Non-Native
Lampris guttatus, commonly known as the opah, cravo, moonfish, kingfish, and Jerusalem haddock, is a large, colorful, deep-bodied pelagic lampriform fish belonging to the family Lampridae, which comprises the genus Lampris. It is a pelagic fish with a worldwide distribution.
The department also helped figure out the official count of fish killed (which was around 30,000) [3] in the 2002 Fish Kill on the Klamath River. The Klamath river is very important to the tribes that live along that river. [3] By 2012, California was one of only 13 states still using "Game" in the title of their wildlife agency.
Opah-- the large, round and brilliant orange fish in the gallery below -- are a tough catch as they don't often travel in schools, and are typically found only in tropical areas with warm water.
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The opah is the only fish known to exhibit whole body endothermy where all the internal organs are kept at a higher temperature than the surrounding water. [3] This feature allows opahs to maintain an active lifestyle in the cold waters they inhabit. [ 5 ]
Scientists say the opah generates heat by constantly It's called the opah, or moonfish, and it lives in cold environments deep below the ocean's surface. Meet the opah, the first known warm ...
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