Velifer

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
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
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