Velifer hypselopterus

Velifer
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Lampriformes
Family:	Veliferidae
Genus:	Velifer; Temminck & Schlegel, 1850
Species:	V. hypselopterus
Binomial name
	Velifer hypselopterus; Bleeker, 1879

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.

References[edit]

^ Williams, A. (2020). "Velifer hypselopterus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T123376458A123376558. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T123376458A123376558.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.

Velifer at the Paleobiology Database
Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2012). "Velifer hypselopterus" in FishBase. April 2012 version.

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[iucn_status_18_November_2021-1] Williams, A. (2020). "Velifer hypselopterus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T123376458A123376558. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T123376458A123376558.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.

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