: a large elliptical laterally compressed marine bony fish (Lampris guttatus of the family Lampridae) with brilliant colors
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The Seaside Aquarium retrieved the opah’s virtually undamaged body and placed it in a freezer for preservation.
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Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 July 2021
Dewar said biologists are still developing methods to determine how old the opah are.
—Paulina Firozi, Anchorage Daily News, 19 July 2021
The opah is being stored in a large freezer, Chandler said.
—Amanda Jackson, CNN, 19 July 2021
In 2009, a Milwaukie man caught a 97-pound opah while fishing for tuna off the mouth of the Columbia River.
—oregonlive, 15 July 2021
As if catching one opah in Ocean City wasn't enough, Ensor caught a second one, weighing 159.6 pounds, in early December.
—Erika Butler, The Aegis, 23 Dec. 2017
This opah was caught during an NOAA Fisheries survey off the California coast.
—Carl Engelking, Discover Magazine, 15 May 2015
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Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 July 2021
Dewar said biologists are still developing methods to determine how old the opah are.
—Paulina Firozi, Anchorage Daily News, 19 July 2021
The opah is being stored in a large freezer, Chandler said.
—Amanda Jackson, CNN, 19 July 2021
In 2009, a Milwaukie man caught a 97-pound opah while fishing for tuna off the mouth of the Columbia River.
—oregonlive, 15 July 2021
As if catching one opah in Ocean City wasn't enough, Ensor caught a second one, weighing 159.6 pounds, in early December.
—Erika Butler, The Aegis, 23 Dec. 2017
This opah was caught during an NOAA Fisheries survey off the California coast.
—Carl Engelking, Discover Magazine, 15 May 2015
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“Opah.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/opah. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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