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Hyperlophus

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Kingdom
  
Order
  
Subfamily
  
Pellonulinae

Rank
  
Genus

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Scientific name
  
Hyperlophus

Lower classifications
  
Sandy sprat, Glassy sprat

Hyperlophus is a genus of sprat belonging to the herring family Clupeidae. They are endemic to the waters around Australia. There are currently two species recognized in the genus.

Species

  • Hyperlophus translucidus McCulloch, 1917 (Transparent sandy sprat)
  • Hyperlophus vittatus (Castelnau, 1875) (Sandy sprat)
  • References

    Hyperlophus Wikipedia


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