Species FAO code: LAG

Lampris guttatus

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Commercial designations
Production methods and fishing gears
Species distribution and habitat
Species description

Commercial designations

Country	Commercial designations	Names accepted or permitted locally or regionally
Austria	de Gotteslachs	–
Czech Republic	cs Perletník nádherný cs Leskyně skvrnitá cs Opah	–
Denmark	da Glansfisk	–
Estonia	et Harilik läikkala	–
France	fr opah fr lampris	–
Germany	de Gotteslachs	–
Hungary	hu tündöklőhal hu királyhal	–
Luxembourg	de Gotteslachs fr opah fr lampris	–
Netherlands	nl Koningsvis	–
Poland	pl Strojnik pl ryba księżycowa	–
Portugal	pt Peixe-cravo	–
Slovenia	sl svetlica	–
Spain	es Luna real es Gitana	Galicia: Lúa real
Sweden	sv Glansfisk	–

Main production methods

Caught

Main fishing gears

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Lampris guttatus (Brünnich, 1788)

Habitat

Saltwater

FAO major fishing areas

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Lampris guttatus (Brünnich, 1788)

Scientific name

Lampris guttatus

Author

(Brünnich, 1788)

Rank

Species

FAO code

LAG

Morphological description

Caudal fin broadly lunate; pectorals long and falcate; pelvic fins similar to pectoral fins in shape and a little longer (Ref. 6885). Dark steely blue dorsally shading into green with silver and purple iridescence, belly rosy, body covered with silvery spots in irregular rows, light mottling on caudal and dorsal fins; vermillion on fins and jaws, golden around eyes (Ref. 6885).

Taxonomic classification

ClassActinopterygii
- OrderLampriformes
  - FamilyLampridae
    - GenusLampris
      - SpeciesLampris guttatus

Synonyms

Scomber gunneri Bloch & Schneider, 1801
Zeus guttatus Brünnich, 1788
Zeus luna Gmelin, 1789
Zeus stroemii Walbaum, 1792
Lampris lauta Lowe, 1838
Zeus regius Bonnaterre, 1788
Zeus imperialis Shaw, 1793
Lampris luna (Gmelin, 1789)
Lampris regius (Bonnaterre, 1788)

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Lampris guttatus (Brünnich, 1788)

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Lampris guttatus

Commercial designations

Main production methods

Main fishing gears

Hooks and lines

Seines

Trawls

Habitat

FAO major fishing areas

Area 21 - Atlantic, Northwest

Area 27 - Atlantic, Northeast

Area 31 - Atlantic, Western Central

Area 34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central

Area 37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea

Area 41 - Atlantic, Southwest

Area 47 - Atlantic, Southeast

Area 48 - Atlantic, Antarctic

Area 51 - Indian Ocean, Western

Area 57 - Indian Ocean, Eastern

Area 61 - Pacific, Northwest

Area 67 - Pacific, Northeast

Area 71 - Pacific, Western Central

Area 77 - Pacific, Eastern Central

Area 81 - Pacific, Southwest

Area 87 - Pacific, Southeast