Opah

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About Opah
Opah is also known as the moonfish and it is considered to be one of the most colorful commercial species in Hawaii. Opah belongs to the small family Lampride that comprizes to main species in only one genus. One of these species lives in the tropical areas of the oceans and the other is limited to a circumglobal distribution in the Southern Ocean. The body of the opah is very richly colored with silvery-grey color shades on the upper body and with a rose red with white spots on the belly. This fish has large eyes that are encircled with gold. The Opah or the moonfish weighs from 60 to over 200 pounds and it is often seen around tunas and billfish. The popular name “moonfish” may have its origin in the fact that the fish body profile is large and round. Opah feeds itself with squid and euphausiids, but small fish are also an important part in the fish’s diet.