Hyperoplus
Hyperoplus is a genus of sand lances native to the northeastern Atlantic Ocean.
| Hyperoplus | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Great sand eel (H. lanceolatus) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Trachiniformes |
| Family: | Ammodytidae |
| Genus: | Hyperoplus Günther, 1862 |
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
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Hyperoplus in FishBase. December 2012 version.
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