''Cypselurus'' is a
genus
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of
flying fish
The Exocoetidae are a family of marine fish in the order Beloniformes class Actinopterygii, known colloquially as flying fish or flying cod. About 64 species are grouped in seven to nine genera. While they cannot fly in the same way a bird do ...
in the
family
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Exocoetidae
The Exocoetidae are a family of marine fish in the order Beloniformes class Actinopterygii, known colloquially as flying fish or flying cod. About 64 species are grouped in seven to nine genera. While they cannot fly in the same way a bird ...
.
Species
Currently, there are twelve recognized species in this genus:
* ''
Cypselurus angusticeps
''Cypselurus'' is a genus of flying fish in the family Exocoetidae.
Species
Currently, there are twelve recognized species in this genus:
* '' Cypselurus angusticeps'' ( Nichols & Breder, 1935) — narrowhead flying fish
* '' Cypselurus callopt ...
''
(Nichols Nichols may refer to:
People
*Nichols (surname)
*Nichol, a surname
Places Canada
* Nichols Islands, Nunavut
United States
* Nichols, California, an unincorporated community
* Nichols Canyon, Los Angeles, California
* Nichols, Connecticut
* Nic ...
& Breder, 1935) — narrowhead flying fish
* ''
Cypselurus callopterus''
( Günther, 1866) — ornamented flying fish, beautyfin flying fish
* ''
Cypselurus comatus
''Cypselurus'' is a genus of flying fish in the family Exocoetidae.
Species
Currently, there are twelve recognized species in this genus:
* '' Cypselurus angusticeps'' ( Nichols & Breder, 1935) — narrowhead flying fish
* '' Cypselurus callopt ...
''
( Mitchill, 1815) — clearwing flying fish
* ''
Cypselurus hexazona
''Cypselurus'' is a genus of flying fish in the family Exocoetidae.
Species
Currently, there are twelve recognized species in this genus:
* '' Cypselurus angusticeps'' ( Nichols & Breder, 1935) — narrowhead flying fish
* '' Cypselurus callopt ...
''
(Bleeker Bleeker is a Dutch occupational surname. Bleeker is an old spelling of ''(linnen)bleker'' ("linen bleacher").Cypselurus hiraii
''Cypselurus'' is a genus of flying fish in the family Exocoetidae.
Species
Currently, there are twelve recognized species in this genus:
* '' Cypselurus angusticeps'' ( Nichols & Breder, 1935) — narrowhead flying fish
* '' Cypselurus callopt ...
'' ( T. Abe, 1953)
* ''Cypselurus longibarbus
''Cypselurus'' is a genus of flying fish in the family Exocoetidae.
Species
Currently, there are twelve recognized species in this genus:
* ''Cypselurus angusticeps'' ( Nichols & Breder, 1935) — narrowhead flying fish
* '' Cypselurus callopte ...
'' (Parin, 1861)
* ''Cypselurus naresii
''Cypselurus'' is a genus of flying fish in the family Exocoetidae.
Species
Currently, there are twelve recognized species in this genus:
* '' Cypselurus angusticeps'' ( Nichols & Breder, 1935) — narrowhead flying fish
* '' Cypselurus callopt ...
'' ( Günther, 1889) — Pharao flying fish
* ''Cypselurus oligolepis
''Cypselurus'' is a genus of flying fish in the family Exocoetidae.
Species
Currently, there are twelve recognized species in this genus:
* '' Cypselurus angusticeps'' ( Nichols & Breder, 1935) — narrowhead flying fish
* '' Cypselurus callopt ...
'' (Bleeker Bleeker is a Dutch occupational surname. Bleeker is an old spelling of ''(linnen)bleker'' ("linen bleacher").Cypselurus opisthopus
''Cypselurus'' is a genus of flying fish in the family Exocoetidae.
Species
Currently, there are twelve recognized species in this genus:
* '' Cypselurus angusticeps'' ( Nichols & Breder, 1935) — narrowhead flying fish
* '' Cypselurus callopt ...
'' (Bleeker Bleeker is a Dutch occupational surname. Bleeker is an old spelling of ''(linnen)bleker'' ("linen bleacher").Cypselurus poecilopterus
''Cypselurus'' is a genus of flying fish in the family Exocoetidae.
Species
Currently, there are twelve recognized species in this genus:
* ''Cypselurus angusticeps'' (Nichols & Breder, 1935) — narrowhead flying fish
* '' Cypselurus callopter ...
'' (Valenciennes
Valenciennes (, also , , ; nl, label=also Dutch, Valencijn; pcd, Valincyinnes or ; la, Valentianae) is a commune in the Nord department, Hauts-de-France, France.
It lies on the Scheldt () river. Although the city and region experienced a s ...
, 1847) - yellow-wing flying fish
* ''Cypselurus simus
''Cypselurus'' is a genus of flying fish in the family Exocoetidae.
Species
Currently, there are twelve recognized species in this genus:
* ''Cypselurus angusticeps'' ( Nichols & Breder, 1935) — narrowhead flying fish
* '' Cypselurus callopte ...
'' (Valenciennes
Valenciennes (, also , , ; nl, label=also Dutch, Valencijn; pcd, Valincyinnes or ; la, Valentianae) is a commune in the Nord department, Hauts-de-France, France.
It lies on the Scheldt () river. Although the city and region experienced a s ...
, 1847) — short-nosed flying fish
* ''Cypselurus starksi
''Cypselurus'' is a genus of flying fish in the family Exocoetidae.
Species
Currently, there are twelve recognized species in this genus:
* ''Cypselurus angusticeps'' ( Nichols & Breder, 1935) — narrowhead flying fish
* '' Cypselurus callopte ...
'' ( T. Abe, 1953)
See also
* Shakhovskoy, I.B., and N.V. Parin (2019). A review of the flying fish genus Cypselurus (Beloniformes: Exocoetidae). Part 1. Revision of the subgenus Zonocypselurus Parin and Bogorodsky, 2011 with descriptions of one new subgenus, four new species and two new subspecies and reinstatement of one species as valid. Zootaxa 4589(1): 1–71.
References
Cypsellurinae
Taxa named by William John Swainson
Marine fish genera
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