| Lampris zatima Temporal range: Late Miocene | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Lampriformes |
| Family: | Lampridae |
| Genus: | Lampris |
| Species: | L. zatima |
| Binomial name | |
| Lampris zatima (Jordan & Gilbert, 1920) | |
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Lampris zatima is the oldest known opah of the genus Lampris, from the Late Miocene of Southern California (the giant opah of the genus Megalampris, of Late Oligocene New Zealand, is older). Its fossil record is rather poor, known primarily from isolated vertebral columns, and a few headless specimens. Alive, it is estimated to have been around 20 to 30 centimeters long.
Mistakenly, it was later re-described as a surfperch, Dascles dassurus.
References
- David, Lore Rose. January 10, 1943. Miocene Fishes of Southern California The Society
- David, Lore Rose. January 10, 1943. Miocene Fishes of Southern California The Society
- Jordan, David Starr, The Fossil Fishes of the Miocene of Southern California
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| Lampris zatima | |
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