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Hyperprosopon
Sign in to saveHyperprosopon is a genus of surfperches native to the eastern Pacific Ocean.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderPerciformes
- FamilyEmbiotocidae
Habitatmarine
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 18
- Family
- Embiotocidae
- Collections
- SIO, CMN, ANSP, CAS, FMNH, INHS
- Recorded in
- Mexico, United States, N/A
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- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Embiotocidae
- Image
- Hyperprosopon argenteum.jpg
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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: Hyperprosopon anale Agassiz, 1861 (Spotfin surfperch) Hyperprosopon argenteum Gibbons, 1854 (Walleye surfperch) Hyperprosopon ellipticum Gibbons, 1854 (Silver surfperch)
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Hyperprosopon” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.