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Opah

$ 1,500.00

Opahs are large, colorful, deep-bodied pelagic lampriform fishes. One species is found in tropical to temperate waters of most oceans, while the other is limited to a circumglobal distribution in the Southern Ocean, with the 34°S as its northern limit. Two additional species are only known from fossil remains.

In May 2015, opah became the first fish discovered to have a warm heart. The opah can keep most of its body consistently at a temperature above the water temperature.

Opahs are deeply keeled, compressed, discoid fish with conspicuous coloration: the body is a deep red-orange grading to rosy on the belly, with white spots covering the flanks. Both the median and paired fins are a bright vermilion. The large eyes stand out, as well, ringed with golden yellow. The body is covered in minute cycloid scales and its silvery, iridescent guanine coating is easily abraded.

This fish is hand-crafted using stoneware clay and fired to cone 5. It is signed, dated, numbered, tabbed, and museum-wired to showcase only the fish.

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Dimensions: 25" x 20"
Weight: 18.5 pounds

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