The latest of those is a big one: a pending state-record opah, more commonly referred to as a moonfish or sunfish. “We see opah around here, but not very often, and this is a potential state ...

Warm-blooded fish is an agile predator. An opah captured during longline surveys by the Southwest Fisheries Science Center. NOAA Fisheries West Coast — -- With its tire-sized frame and ...

While deepwater fish are slow moving because of the cold, the opah's warm-blooded uniqueness results in faster swimming, better vision and quicker responses, giving it an edge in the survival ...

The opah is not a small animal; it's roughly the size of a car tire and often weighs more than 100 pounds. In the past, it was often viewed as a fairly complacent dweller of water that's hundreds ...

The opah’s wonderful nets are in its gills, and that makes all the difference.The blood vessels carrying warm blood from heart to gills flows next to those carrying cold blood from the gills to ...

SEATTLE — Every summer, warm ocean currents drift north along the West Coast, pushing some unusual fish into local marine waters. The latest of those is a big one: a pending state-record opah ...

The opah is a rusty reddish color, has white spots and bright red fins. It weighs up to 200 pounds (90 kg) and is about the size of a car tire, with an oval body shape.

Makes 1 cup (double recipe for 6 opah servings) 2 shallots, cut in small dice. 6 figs (select firm figs; handle gently), small dice. 2 jalapeos, seeded, fine dice. Pinch minced garlic.

Researchers say they've discovered the first known fully warm-blooded fish. It's called the opah, or moonfish, and it lives in cold environments deep below the ocean's surface. Scientists say the ...

A Milwaukie, Oregon, man caught a 97 pound, four-ounce opah 35 miles off the mouth of the Columbia River Thursday while fishing for tuna. Dave Phillips, who has an environmental law practice in ...

A sunfish was also captured by a crew on a tuna fishing boat off the coast of the Mediterranean coast of Ceuta, Spain. It was 10.5 feet long and 9.5 feet long, but it was too heavy for their scale ...