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Hyperoplus

Hyperoplus is a genus of sand eels native to the northeastern Atlantic Ocean.

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Hyperoplus
Great sand eel (H. lanceolatus)
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Labriformes
Family: Ammodytidae
Genus: Hyperoplus
Günther, 1862

Hyperoplus is a genus of sand eels native to the northeastern Atlantic Ocean.

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)
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