Opah Facts: The Moon Fish 🌙🐟 | Animal Fact Files

The opah is currently known as a warm-blooded fish! It is also known as the moon fish. These fish pump their pectoral fins to heat their bodies and, unlike tunas who can also raise their body temperature, this heat spreads throughout their bodies. Opah can raise their body temperate to a handful of degrees higher than the surrounding water temperature! These relatively rare fish are believed to live in solitude, though they may school with other fish like tunas and billfish. There are a handful of described opah species, though more information could see this change in the future! We hope you learned some interesting opah facts in today's episode of Animal Fact Files!
Scientific Name: Genus - Lampris
Range: tropical and temperate ocean waters worldwide
Size: average 3 feet (91cm) in length and 100 pounds (45kg) in weight
Diet: fish, crustaceans, and mostly squid
Lifespan: average estimate about 5 years
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[@deltabeta5527]

Opha gangnam style

[@turnstilerockets]

What a neat fish! 😮
My suggestion for a future video: budgerigars (aka budgies or parakeets)!

[@AnimalFactFiles]

Oh you're the second person to suggest this! Thanks for the request! =D

[@infinityzer054]

“Lubricated bones”

[@beautyforashes2022]

Oh wow, I've never heard of a Moon Fish before, I think they're beautiful. Thank you for the video and for introducing me to this new and interesting fish so that I may learn more about it.

[@AnimalFactFiles]

So glad you learned something new! =)

[@Inu91]

Nice info! I am from Ensenada, Mexico, and here the Opah is a typical and very delicious dish, it is prepared like a barbecue but with much more juice. The sale is not on a commercial level due to the difficulty of its capture, Opah's restaurant is only open two days a week and it sells out very soon!

[@AnimalFactFiles]

Oh wow! Thanks so much for sharing that's really cool!

[@jadenl629]

Thanks for the video! Loved the images!😁

[@hailchan]

Hey, isn’t this channel a little too underrated?

[@AnimalFactFiles]

Aww shucks 😳

[@SunSheepOfLight]

Very interesting 🧐

[@FACELESS_VOID_00]

Speaking of Fish.... SandFish is one to talk about.

[@AnimalFactFiles]

I'm assuming you don't mean the lizards 😅

[@jadenl629]

Could you do a video on quokkas? Thanks!

[@eddiecarr9819]

This is amazing how opahs swim and eat and all that stuff sincerely Ethan Page

[@CHEVYCAMARO4GEN]

Why isn’t this sponsored by like Big science channels learn so much

[@AnimalFactFiles]

Glad you learned lots

[@EMPEROR_TIGER_13]

What The Fish?! There's Sun Fish and then Moon Fish? What's next? Star Fish? 😵

[@sayantan1645]

Star fish exists....next maybe mars-fish

[@AG-tl8oq]

We need a cloud fish!

[@jacobcamacho5452]

OPAH LOPAH DOOPEDI DOH

[@AnimalFactFiles]

I ugly laughed omg

[@SlapstickGenius23]

What about the Sun Squirrels?

[@AnimalFactFiles]

Oh that's a cool one! I'll add it to the list!

[@CrankyTheAngryGator]

Ha im not scared of ghost!!!

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🌙🐠

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Akamanbo

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Askah

[@siyacer]

Americans hunt it