Hypopterus macropterus

Taxobox
name = "Hypopterus macropterus"
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Actinopterygii
ordo = Perciformes
familia = Latidae
genus = "Hypopterus"
genus_authority = Gill, 1861
species = "H. macropterus"
binomial = "Hypopterus macropterus"
binomial_authority = (Günther, 1853)

"Hypopterus macropterus" is a species of marine fish in family Latidae of order Perciformes. The only species of genus "Hypopterus" Gill, 1861, it is endemic to coastal waters off western Australia.

The species is in most respects similar to the Waigeo seaperch ("Psammoperca waigiensis"), and it was originally described as "P. macroptera" in the same genus. Its current classification is not universally accepted, some authorities considering it to be identical to that the "P. waigiensis."

The generic name "Hypopterus" derives from the Greek "υπό" (below) and "πτερόν" (wing or fin); the specific epithet "macroptera" derives from the Greek "μακρός" (long) and "πτερόν." The fish has no recorded English-language common name.

References

*FishBase_genus|genus=Hypopterus|year=2004|month=October
*FishBase_species|genus=Hypopterus|species=macropterus|year=2004|month=October
*ITIS|ID=645756|taxon=Hypopterus macropterus|year=2004|date=20 December