Hyperprosopon

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Hyperprosopon
Hyperprosopon argenteum.jpg
Hyperprosopon argenteum
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Clade: Ovalentaria
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Embiotocidae
Genus: Hyperprosopon
Gibbons, 1854
Type species
Hyperprosopon argenteus
Gibbons, 1854

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

Species

There are currently three recognized species in this genus: [1]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Hyperprosopon". FishBase . April 2013 version.
Silver Surfperch (Top) and Walleye Surfperch (Bottom) Walleye Surfperch (Hyperprosopon argenteum) and Silver Surfperch (Hyperprosopon ellipticum).jpg
Silver Surfperch (Top) and Walleye Surfperch (Bottom)