Hyperoglyphe

Hyperoglyphe
Barrelfish (H. perciformis)
Pacific barrelfish (H. japonica)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Division:	Teleostei
Order:	Scombriformes
Family:	Centrolophidae
Genus:	Hyperoglyphe Günther, 1859
Type species
Diagramma porosa J. Richardson, 1845
Synonyms
Eurumetopos Morton, 1888 Ocycrius Jordan & Hubbs, 1925 Palinurichthys Bleeker, 1859 Pammelas Günther, 1860 Toledia Miranda-Ribeiro, 1915

Hyperoglyphe is a genus of medusafishes native to the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.

Species

There are currently six recognized species in this genus:

• Hyperoglyphe antarctica (Carmichael, 1819) (Bluenose warehou)
• Hyperoglyphe bythites (Ginsburg, 1954) (Black driftfish)
• Hyperoglyphe japonica (Döderlein (de), 1884) (Pacific barrelfish)
• Hyperoglyphe macrophthalma (A. Miranda-Ribeiro, 1915)
• Hyperoglyphe perciformis (Mitchill, 1818) (Barrelfish)
• Hyperoglyphe pringlei (J. L. B. Smith, 1949) (Black butterfish)