Hyperoplus (subgenus of Ammodytes) Günther [A.] 1862:384 Masc. Ammodytes lanceolatus Le Sauvage 1824. Type by monotypy. Described as a section of Ammodytes. •Synonym of Ammodytes Linnaeus 1758 -- (authors). •Valid as Hyperoplus Günther 1862 -- (Wheeler 1973:447 [ref. 7190], Stevens et al. 1984:574 [ref. 13671], Reay in Whitehead et al. 1986:949 [ref. 13676], Ida et al. 1994:258 [ref. 22075], Parin 2003:S21 [ref. 28536], Parin et al. 2014:465 [ref. 33547]). Current status: Valid as Hyperoplus Günther 1862. Ammodytidae.