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Hirundichthys
	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

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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 oxycephalus frereensis Shakhovskoy & Parin, 2013^[3]
- Hirundichthys oxycephalus oxycephalus (Bleeker, 1853) (Bony flyingfish)
Hirundichthys rondeletii (Valenciennes, 1847) (Black wing flyingfish)
Hirundichthys socotranus (Steindachner, 1902)
Hirundichthys speculiger (Valenciennes, 1847) (Mirrorwing flyingfish)

References

^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Hirundichthys in FishBase. August 2013 version.
^ ^a ^b 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.
^ ^a ^b 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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[1] Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Hirundichthys in FishBase. August 2013 version.

[Shakhovskoy2013a-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.

[Shakhovskoy2013b-3] 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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 ==Species==
-There are currently 10 recognized species in this genus: <ref>{{FishBase genus | genus = Hirundichthys| month = February| year = 2013}}</ref><ref name=Shakhovskoy2013/>
+There are currently 10 recognized species in this genus: <ref>{{FishBase genus | genus = Hirundichthys| month = August| year = 2013}}</ref><ref name=Shakhovskoy2013a/><ref name=Shakhovskoy2013b/>
 * ''[[Hirundichthys affinis]]'' <small>([[Albert Günther|Günther]], 1866)</small> (Fourwing flyingfish)
 * ''[[Hirundichthys albimaculatus]]'' <small>([[Henry Weed Fowler|Fowler]], 1934)</small> (Whitespot flyingfish)
 * ''[[Hirundichthys coromandelensis]]'' <small>([[James Hornell|Hornell]], 1923)</small> (Coromandel flyingfish)
 * ''[[Hirundichthys ilma]]'' <small>([[Francis E. Clarke|F. E. Clarke]], 1899)</small>
-* ''[[Hirundichthys indicus]]'' <small>Shakhovskoy & Parin, 2013</small><ref name=Shakhovskoy2013>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.''</ref>
+* ''[[Hirundichthys indicus]]'' <small>Shakhovskoy & Parin, 2013</small><ref name=Shakhovskoy2013a>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.''</ref>
 ** ''[[Hirundichthys indicus indicus]]'' <small>[[Ilya Borisovich Shakhovskoy|Shakhovskoy]] & [[Nikolai Vasilyevich Parin|Parin]], 2013</small>
 ** ''[[Hirundichthys indicus orientalis]]'' <small>[[Ilya Borisovich Shakhovskoy|Shakhovskoy]] & [[Nikolai Vasilyevich Parin|Parin]], 2013</small>
 * ''[[Hirundichthys marginatus]]'' <small>([[John Treadwell Nichols|Nichols]] & [[Charles Marcus Breder Jr.|Breder]], 1928)</small> (Banded flyingfish)
-* ''[[Hirundichthys oxycephalus]]'' <small>([[Pieter Bleeker|Bleeker]], 1853)</small> (Bony flyingfish)
+* ''[[Hirundichthys oxycephalus]]'' <small>(Bleeker, 1853)</small>
+** ''[[Hirundichthys oxycephalus frereensis]]'' <small>[[Ilya Borisovich Shakhovskoy|Shakhovskoy]] & [[Nikolai Vasilyevich Parin|Parin]], 2013</small><ref name=Shakhovskoy2013b>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.''</ref>
+** ''[[Hirundichthys oxycephalus oxycephalus]]'' <small>([[Pieter Bleeker|Bleeker]], 1853)</small> (Bony flyingfish)
 * ''[[Hirundichthys rondeletii]]'' <small>([[Achille Valenciennes|Valenciennes]], 1847)</small> (Black wing flyingfish)
 * ''[[Hirundichthys socotranus]]'' <small>([[Franz Steindachner|Steindachner]], 1902)</small>