Biology:Hyperoplus

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Short description: Genus of fishes

Hyperoplus
Hyperoplus lanceolatus.jpg
Great sand eel (H. lanceolatus)
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Trachiniformes
Family: Ammodytidae
Genus: Hyperoplus
Günther, 1862

Hyperoplus is a genus of sand lances native to the northeastern Atlantic Ocean.

Species

The currently recognized species in this genus are:[1]

  • Hyperoplus immaculatus (Corbin, 1950) (Corbin's sand eel)
  • Hyperoplus lanceolatus (Le Sauvage, 1824) (great sand eel)

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Hyperoplus in FishBase. December 2012 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q2170958 entry