Hyperlophus
Sign in to saveHyperlophus is a genus of sprat belonging to the herring family Clupeidae. They are endemic to the waters around Australia. There are currently two species recognized in the genus.
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- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderClupeiformes
- FamilyClupeidae
Habitatmarine, brackish
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Hyperlophus is a genus of sprat belonging to the herring family Clupeidae. They are endemic to the waters around Australia. There are currently two species recognized in the genus.
== Species == Hyperlophus translucidus (McCulloch, 1917) (Transparent sandy sprat) Hyperlophus vittatus (Castelnau, 1875) (Sandy sprat)
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Australia
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Animalia
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Chordata
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Wikidata
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taxonomy
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Actinopterygii
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National Center for Biotechnology Information
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Clupeidae
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Clupeiformes
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Integrated Taxonomic Information System
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Global Biodiversity Information Facility
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FishBase
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type species
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World Register of Marine Species
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iNaturalist
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Catalogue of Life
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Barcode of Life Data Systems
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François-Louis Laporte, comte de Castelnau
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Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
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Australian Faunal Directory
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