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Class: Teleostei
Order: Clupeiformes
Family: Clupeidae Herrings, shads, sardines, menhadens

Genus: Hyperlophus

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Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 6 cm SL
Hyperlophus translucidus McCulloch, 1917

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Hyperlophus translucidus
[Glassy sprat]

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Western Pacific
Max. Length 10 cm SL
Hyperlophus vittatus (Castelnau, 1875)

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Hyperlophus vittatus
[Sandy sprat]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Hyperlophus translucidus Glassy sprat Southwest Pacific 6 SL 1917
Hyperlophus vittatus Sandy sprat Western Pacific 10 SL 1875



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