''Hyperoplus'' is a
genus
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of
sand lance
A sand lance or sandlance is a fish belonging to the family Ammodytidae. Several species of sand lances are commonly known as "sand eels", though they are not related to true eels. Another variant name is launce, and all names of the fish are ...
s native to the northeastern
Atlantic Ocean
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.
Species
The currently recognized species in this genus are:
* ''
Hyperoplus immaculatus''
(Corbin
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, 1950) (Corbin's sand eel)
* ''
Hyperoplus lanceolatus
The great sand eel (''Hyperoplus lanceolatus'') is the greater species of sand eel. The maximum size is .
Description
The great sand eel has an elongated body, with a rounded cross section. It has a long, pointed head, and a protruding lower jaw ...
''
(Le Sauvage, 1824) (great sand eel)
References
Ammodytidae
Marine fish genera
Taxa named by Albert Günther
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