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opah
[ oh-puh ]
noun
- a large, deep-bodied, brilliantly colored, oceanic food fish, Lampris regius.
opah
/ ˈəʊpə /
noun
- a large soft-finned deep-sea teleost fish, Lampris regius (or luna ), of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans and the Mediterranean Sea, having a deep, brilliantly coloured body: family Lampridae Also calledmoonfishkingfish
Word History and Origins
Origin of opah1
Word History and Origins
Origin of opah1
Example Sentences
Gregg Bortz with the Maryland Department of Natural Resources says the department cannot currently confirm the catch or if it was the first time an opah had been caught in Maryland.
A photographer got a lucky shot of an opah, or moonfish, off southern California in 2014, we reported in February.
Scientists recently discovered that the opah, a deep-water predatory fish, keeps its blood warmer than the surrounding water.
The opah lives in deep, cold water, but it generates heat from its massive pectoral muscles. And it conserves that warmth thanks to body fat and the special structure of blood vessels in its gills.
The opah doesn’t keep its body at a toasty 98 degrees Fahrenheit like we humans, but it was found to maintain its body temperature even when the water around it became colder suddenly.
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