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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Beloniformes
Family: Exocoetidae Flyingfishes

Genus: Hirundichthys

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12 species (see list below)

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Photo by Vaske Jr., T.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 33 cm TL
Hirundichthys affinis (Günther, 1866)

Photo by Vaske Jr., T.
 
Hirundichthys affinis
[Fourwing flyingfish]

Photo by FAO

Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 23 cm SL
Hirundichthys albimaculatus (Fowler, 1934)

Photo by FAO
 
Hirundichthys albimaculatus
[Whitespot flyingfish]

Photo by FAO

Indian Ocean
Max. Length 19 cm SL
Hirundichthys coromandelensis (Hornell, 1923)

Photo by FAO
 
Hirundichthys coromandelensis
[Coromandel flyingfish]
No picture found
Southwest Pacific
 
Hirundichthys ilma
[]
No picture found
Indian Ocean
Max. Length 19.2 cm SL
 
Hirundichthys indicus
[]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 21 cm SL
Hirundichthys marginatus (Nichols & Breder, 1928)

Photo by FAO
 
Hirundichthys marginatus
[Banded flyingfish]

Photo by Hermosa, Jr., G.V.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 18 cm SL
Hirundichthys oxycephalus (Bleeker, 1853)

Photo by Hermosa, Jr., G.V.
 
Hirundichthys oxycephalus
[Bony flyingfish]

Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory

Subtropical waters of all
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Hirundichthys rondeletii (Valenciennes, 1847)

Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory
 
Hirundichthys rondeletii
[Black wing flyingfish]
No picture found
Circumglobal
Max. Length 27 cm SL
 
Hirundichthys rufipinnis
[Redfin flyingfish]
No picture found
Western Indian Ocean
 
Hirundichthys socotranus
[]

Photo by Villalba, D.O.

Circumglobal
Max. Length 25.1 cm SL
Hirundichthys speculiger (Valenciennes, 1847)

Photo by Villalba, D.O.
 
Hirundichthys speculiger
[Mirrorwing flyingfish]
No picture found
Atlantic Ocean. NW Atlan
Max. Length 24 cm SL
 
Hirundichthys volador
[Atlantic blackwing flyingfish]
12 Species of Family Exocoetidae with Genus Hirundichthys
(Flyingfishes)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1866 Hirundichthys affinis Fourwing flyingfish Eastern Atlantic 33 TL
1934 Hirundichthys albimaculatus Whitespot flyingfish Pacific Ocean 23 SL
1923 Hirundichthys coromandelensis Coromandel flyingfish Indian Ocean 19 SL
1899 Hirundichthys ilma Southwest Pacific
2013 Hirundichthys indicus Indian Ocean 19.2 SL
1928 Hirundichthys marginatus Banded flyingfish Eastern Pacific 21 SL
1853 Hirundichthys oxycephalus Bony flyingfish Indo-West Pacific 18 SL
1847 Hirundichthys rondeletii Black wing flyingfish Subtropical waters of all 30 TL
1847 Hirundichthys rufipinnis Redfin flyingfish Circumglobal 27 SL
1902 Hirundichthys socotranus Western Indian Ocean
1847 Hirundichthys speculiger Mirrorwing flyingfish Circumglobal 25.1 SL
1884 Hirundichthys volador Atlantic blackwing flyingfish Atlantic Ocean. NW Atlan 24 SL



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