The opah is the only fish known to be fully warm-blooded

Most fish run cold, matching the ocean around them. In 2015, NOAA biologist Nicholas Wegner found the opah constantly flaps its pectoral fins to generate heat, then uses a specialized gill design to stop that warmth escaping into the surrounding cold water. It's the only known fish that heats its entire body, including its heart and brain.

— Nicholas C. Wegner et al., Whole-Body Endothermy in a Mesopelagic Fish, the Opah, Lampris guttatus — Science, Vol. 348, Issue 6236, 2015

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