Biology:Hyperprosopon

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Short description: Genus of fishes

Hyperprosopon
Hyperprosopon argenteum.jpg
Hyperprosopon argenteum
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Clade: Percomorpha
(unranked): Ovalentaria
Family: Embiotocidae
Genus: Hyperprosopon
Gibbons, 1854
Type species
Hyperprosopon argenteus
Gibbons, 1854

Hyperprosopon is a genus of surfperches native to the eastern Pacific Ocean.

Species

There are currently three recognized species in this genus:[1]

  • Hyperprosopon anale Agassiz, 1861 (Spotfin surfperch)
  • Hyperprosopon argenteum Gibbons, 1854 (Walleye surfperch)
  • Hyperprosopon ellipticum (Gibbons, 1854) (Silver surfperch)

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Hyperprosopon in FishBase. April 2013 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q2711630 entry