Hyphalonedrus Goode, 1881 Pelopsia Facciolà, 1883 Chlorophthalmus is a genus of greeneyes The species is distinguished by a silvery gray body with black spots and dark crossbar traces, a lower jaw that ends in a peculiar horizontal plate with spine-like processes, and other unique characteristics including body part sizes and proportions.

Chlorophthalmus bicornis is a junior synonym of C. corniger.

At depths of 200 to 500 meters, C. corniger is mostly found in the northern part of the Indian Ocean, extending from southern Java, Indonesia, to Somalia.

There are currently 17 recognized species in this genus:

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