Velifer hypselopterus
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.
Species
sailfin velifer
SPECIES
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderLampriformes
- FamilyVeliferidae
Habitatmarine
Observations8
via GBIF
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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