''Hyperlophus'' is a genus of sprat belonging to the herring family
Clupeidae
Clupeidae is a family of ray-finned fishes, comprising, for instance, the herrings, shads, sardines, hilsa, and menhadens. The clupeoids include many of the most important food fishes in the world, and are also commonly caught for productio ...
. They are endemic to the waters around
Australia. There are currently two species recognized in the genus.
Species
* ''
Hyperlophus translucidus
The glassy sprat (''Hyperlophus translucidus'') is a type of sprat fish. The fish, when alive, is translucent, so it gets the second word in its scientific name from the Latin word ''translucidus,'' meaning transparent, diaphanous. In animal class ...
''
(McCulloch
McCulloch is a Scottish surname. It's a variation of the Northern Irish surname McCullough. It's commonly found in Galloway.
Notable people with the surname include:
*Alan McCulloch (politician), New Zealand politician
*Alan McLeod McCulloch ( ...
, 1917) (Transparent sandy sprat)
* ''
Hyperlophus vittatus''
( Castelnau, 1875) (Sandy sprat)
References
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Taxa named by James Douglas Ogilby
Marine fish genera
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