Hyperprosopon

Classification

Genus: Hyperprosopon
Family: Embiotocidae - Surfperches
Order: Perciformes - Perches
Class: Teleostei - Ray-finned fishes
Superclass: Osteichthyes - Bony fishes

Description

Hyperprosopon is a genus of surfperches native to the eastern Pacific Ocean.

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)

Species

Walleye surfperch
(Hyperprosopon argenteum)

Spotfin surfperch
(Hyperprosopon anale)

Silver surfperch
(Hyperprosopon ellipticum)

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