Lampris zatima is the oldest known opah of the genus Lampris, from the Late Miocene of Southern CaliforniaDavid, Lore Rose. January 10, 1943. Miocene Fishes of Southern California The Society (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.David, Lore Rose. January 10, 1943. Miocene Fishes of Southern California The Society Alive, it is estimated to have been around 20 to 30 centimeters long.
Mistakenly, it was later re-described as a surfperch, Dascles dassurus.Jordan, David Starr, The Fossil Fishes of the Miocene of Southern California
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