Hyperprosopon
Appearance
Hyperprosopon | |
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Hyperprosopon argenteum | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Clade: | Ovalentaria |
Order: | Blenniiformes |
Family: | Embiotocidae |
Genus: | Hyperprosopon Gibbons, 1854 |
Type species | |
Hyperprosopon argenteus Gibbons, 1854
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Hyperprosopon is a genus of surfperches native to the eastern Pacific Ocean.
Species
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Hyperprosopon". FishBase. April 2013 version.