Hyperlophus

Hyperlophus
Hyperlophus vittatus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Clupeiformes
Family:	Clupeidae
Genus:	Hyperlophus J. D. Ogilby, 1892
Type species
Clupea sprattellides Ogilby, 1892

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)

References

• Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Hyperlophus". FishBase. June 2011 version.