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Lampridae

Lampridae

9.9
A group of large colorful ocean fish with round bodies like the opah found worldwide
  • noun
  • /ˈlæmprɪˌdeɪ/
  • Specialized
: Lampridae
  • The Lampridae family includes the beautiful opah.

Examples

  • Researchers studied the evolutionary adaptations of Lampridae to deep-sea environments.

  • The Lampridae are distributed throughout the world's oceans, especially in temperate and tropical waters.

  • Fishes of the family Lampridae are known for their striking coloration and large, rounded bodies.

  • Many species of Lampridae are found in tropical waters.

  • Fishes of the family Lampridae are known for their striking coloration and large, rounded bodies.

  • The Lampridae are distributed throughout the world's oceans, especially in temperate and tropical waters.

  • The family of Lampridae includes the beautiful opah, which can grow quite large.

Synonyms

family Lampridae
vsLampridae
  • Specialized
9.9

A group of large deep sea fish called opahs that live in warm and cool oceans

refers to the same fishes occurring across most oceans rather than only warm waters

Compounds

family Lampridae
  • Specialized
9.9

A group of large deep sea fish called opahs that live in warm and cool oceans

Surface Forms

Lampridae singular
Lampridaes plural

Etymology

Lampridae comes from the Greek root lampros, meaning 'bright' or 'shining', plus the family ending -idae. So these large, colorful sea fishes are named for their bright, shiny looks, and a helpful image is to think of them as 'lamp-like' fish in the deep.