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Class: Teleostei
Order: Beloniformes
Family: Exocoetidae Flyingfishes

Genus: Hirundichthys

(See list of species below)


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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)

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Hirundichthys affinis
[Fourwing flyingfish]

Photo by FAO

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

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Hirundichthys albimaculatus
[Whitespot flyingfish]

Photo by FAO

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

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Hirundichthys coromandelensis
[Coromandel flyingfish]
No picture found
 
Hirundichthys ilma
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 19.2 cm SL
 
Hirundichthys indicus
[]

Photo by FAO

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

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Hirundichthys marginatus
[Banded flyingfish]

Photo by Australian National Fish Collection, CSIRO

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

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Hirundichthys oxycephalus
[Bony flyingfish]

Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory

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

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Hirundichthys rondeletii
[Black wing flyingfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 27 cm SL
 
Hirundichthys rufipinnis
[Redfin flyingfish]
No picture found
 
Hirundichthys socotranus
[]

Photo by Villalba, D.O.

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

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Hirundichthys speculiger
[Mirrorwing flyingfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 24 cm SL
 
Hirundichthys volador
[Atlantic blackwing flyingfish]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Hirundichthys affinis Fourwing flyingfish Eastern Atlantic 33 TL 1866
Hirundichthys albimaculatus Whitespot flyingfish Pacific Ocean 23 SL 1934
Hirundichthys coromandelensis Coromandel flyingfish Indian Ocean 19 SL 1923
Hirundichthys ilma Southwest Pacific 1899
Hirundichthys indicus Indian Ocean 19.2 SL 2013
Hirundichthys marginatus Banded flyingfish Eastern Pacific 21 SL 1928
Hirundichthys oxycephalus Bony flyingfish Indo-West Pacific 18 SL 1853
Hirundichthys rondeletii Black wing flyingfish Subtropical waters of all 30 TL 1847
Hirundichthys rufipinnis Redfin flyingfish Circumglobal 27 SL 1847
Hirundichthys socotranus Western Indian Ocean 1902
Hirundichthys speculiger Mirrorwing flyingfish Circumglobal 25.1 SL 1847
Hirundichthys volador Atlantic blackwing flyingfish Atlantic Ocean. NW Atlan 24 SL 1884



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