Velifer hypselopterus
Velifer hypselopterus, the sailfin velifer, is an Indo-Pacific velifer. This species grows to a length of 40 centimetres (16 in) TL. This species, like the other one in the family Veliferidae, is monotypic in its genus. It is of minor importance in commercial fisheries.
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| Genus: | Velifer |
| Species: | V. hypselopterus |
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| Velifer hypselopterus Bleeker, 1879 | |
References
- Velifer at the Paleobiology Database
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Velifer hypselopterus" in FishBase. April 2012 version.
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