Hirundichthys
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| Blackwing flyingfish (H. rondeletii) | |
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| Genus: | Hirundichthys Breder, 1928
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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 nine recognized species in this genus: [1]
- 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 marginatus (Nichols & Breder, 1928) (Banded flyingfish)
- Hirundichthys oxycephalus (Bleeker, 1853) (Bony flyingfish)
- Hirundichthys rondeletii (Valenciennes, 1847) (Black wing flyingfish)
- Hirundichthys socotranus (Steindachner, 1902)
- Hirundichthys speculiger (Valenciennes, 1847) (Mirrorwing flyingfish)
References
- "Hirundichthys". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 6 June 2006.
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Hirundichthys in FishBase. June 2012 version.
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