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Velifer hypselopterus
Sign in to saveVelifer is an Indo-Pacific genus of ray-finned fishes in the family Veliferidae. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species Velifer hypselopterus, the sailfin velifer. This species grows to a length of total length and is of minor importance in commercial fisheries.
Species
Least Concernsailfin velifer
SPECIES
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderLampriformes
- FamilyVeliferidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 90
- With media
- 4
- Family
- Veliferidae
- Collections
- USNM, CAS, CSIRO, WAM, SIO, AM
- Recorded in
- Kenya, Taiwan, Somalia, Australia, Sri Lanka
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- taxon common name
- 草甘
- IUCN conservation status
- Least Concern
- short name
- V. hypselopterus
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Velifer is an Indo-Pacific genus of ray-finned fishes in the family Veliferidae. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species Velifer hypselopterus, the sailfin velifer. This species grows to a length of total length and is of minor importance in commercial fisheries.
==References== Velifer at the Paleobiology Database
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