Velifer is an Indo-Pacific genus of ray-finned fishes in the family Veliferidae. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species Velifer hypselopterus, the sailfin velifer. This species grows to a length of 40 centimetres (16 in) total length and is of minor importance in commercial fisheries.
| Velifer hypselopterus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Lampriformes |
| Family: | Veliferidae |
| Genus: | Velifer Temminck & Schlegel, 1850 |
| Species: | V. hypselopterus
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| Binomial name | |
| Velifer hypselopterus Bleeker, 1879
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References
edit- ^ Williams, A. (2020). "Velifer hypselopterus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T123376458A123376558. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T123376458A123376558.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- Velifer at the Paleobiology Database
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2012). "Velifer hypselopterus" in FishBase. April 2012 version.
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