Biology:Hyperprosopon
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Short description: Genus of fishes
| Hyperprosopon | |
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| Hyperprosopon argenteum | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Clade: | Percomorpha |
| (unranked): | Ovalentaria |
| Family: | Embiotocidae |
| Genus: | Hyperprosopon Gibbons, 1854 |
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| Hyperprosopon argenteus Gibbons, 1854
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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
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Hyperprosopon in FishBase. April 2013 version.
Wikidata ☰ Q2711630 entry
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