Velifer hypselopterus

Velifer
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.

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