Hirundichthys
| Hirundichthys | |
|---|---|
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| Blackwing flyingfish (H. rondeletii) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Beloniformes |
| Family: | Exocoetidae |
| Genus: | Hirundichthys Breder, 1928 |
| Type species | |
| Exocoetus rubescens Rafinesque, 1818 | |
Hirundichthys is a genus of flying fish. Body elongate, moderately thick, flattened ventrally. Pectoral branch of lateral line absent. Upper jaw not protrusible. Dorsal fin with less or equal (rarely with one more) rays than anal fin; dorsal fin low, anterior rays the longest, pectoral fins strikingly long, reaching to or almost to caudal fin base; pelvic fins long, reaching beyond anal fin origin, their insertion closer to anal fin origin than to pectoral fin insertion.
Species
There are currently 10 recognized species in this genus: [1][2][3]
- Hirundichthys affinis (Günther, 1866) (Fourwing flyingfish)
- Hirundichthys albimaculatus (Fowler, 1934) (Whitespot flyingfish)
- Hirundichthys coromandelensis (Hornell, 1923) (Coromandel flyingfish)
- Hirundichthys ilma (F. E. Clarke, 1899)
- Hirundichthys indicus Shakhovskoy & Parin, 2013[2]
- Hirundichthys indicus indicus Shakhovskoy & Parin, 2013
- Hirundichthys indicus orientalis Shakhovskoy & Parin, 2013
- Hirundichthys marginatus (Nichols & Breder, 1928) (Banded flyingfish)
- Hirundichthys oxycephalus (Bleeker, 1853)
- Hirundichthys rondeletii (Valenciennes, 1847) (Black wing flyingfish)
- Hirundichthys socotranus (Steindachner, 1902)
- Hirundichthys speculiger (Valenciennes, 1847) (Mirrorwing flyingfish)
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2013). Species of Hirundichthys in FishBase. August 2013 version.
- 1 2 Shakhovskoy, I.B. & Parin, N.V. (2013): A Review of Flying Fishes of the Subgenus Hirundichthys (genus Hirundichthys, Exocoetidae). 1. Oceanic species: H. speculiger, H. indicus sp. nova. Voprosy ikhtiologii, 53 (2): 133-162.
- 1 2 Shakhovskoy, I.B. & Parin, N.V. (2013): A Review of Flying Fishes of the Subgenus Hirundichthys (Genus Hirundichthys, Exocoetidae). Part 2. Nerito-Oceanic Species: H. oxycephalus, H. affinis. Journal of Ichthyology, 53 (8): 509-540.
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