''Hirundichthys'' is a

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of flying fish. They have elongated, moderately thick, ventrally flattened bodies. The pectoral branch of the lateral line is absent. The upper jaw is not protrusible. The

dorsal fin A dorsal fin is a fin located on the back of most marine and freshwater vertebrates within various taxa of the animal kingdom. Many species of animals possessing dorsal fins are not particularly closely related to each other, though through conv ...

has fewer or equal (rarely one more) rays than the

anal fin Fins are distinctive anatomical features composed of bony spines or rays protruding from the body of a fish. They are covered with skin and joined together either in a webbed fashion, as seen in most bony fish, or similar to a flipper, as se ...

; the dorsal fin is low, with the anterior rays the longest, the

pectoral fin Fins are distinctive anatomical features composed of bony spines or rays protruding from the body of a fish. They are covered with skin and joined together either in a webbed fashion, as seen in most bony fish, or similar to a flipper, as ...

s are strikingly long, reaching to or almost to

caudal fin Fins are distinctive anatomical features composed of bony spines or rays protruding from the body of a fish. They are covered with skin and joined together either in a webbed fashion, as seen in most bony fish, or similar to a flipper, as se ...

base;

pelvic fin Pelvic fins or ventral fins are paired fins located on the ventral surface of fish. The paired pelvic fins are homologous to the hindlimbs of tetrapods. Structure and function Structure In actinopterygians, the pelvic fin consists of two en ...

s are long, reaching beyond the anal fin origin, and their insertion is closer to the anal fin origin than to the pectoral fin insertion.

Species

Twelve species in this genus are recognized: * ''

Hirundichthys affinis ''Hirundichthys'' is a genus of flying fish. They have elongated, moderately thick, ventrally flattened bodies. The pectoral branch of the lateral line is absent. The upper jaw is not protrusible. The dorsal fin has fewer or equal (rarely one m ...

'' ( Günther, 1866) (fourwing flyingfish) * ''

Hirundichthys albimaculatus ''Hirundichthys'' is a genus of flying fish. They have elongated, moderately thick, ventrally flattened bodies. The pectoral branch of the lateral line is absent. The upper jaw is not protrusible. The dorsal fin has fewer or equal (rarely one m ...

'' ( Fowler, 1934) (whitespot flyingfish) * ''

Hirundichthys coromandelensis ''Hirundichthys'' is a genus of flying fish. They have elongated, moderately thick, ventrally flattened bodies. The pectoral branch of the lateral line is absent. The upper jaw is not protrusible. The dorsal fin has fewer or equal (rarely one m ...

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, 1923) (Coromandel flyingfish) * ''

Hirundichthys ilma ''Hirundichthys'' is a genus of flying fish. They have elongated, moderately thick, ventrally flattened bodies. The pectoral branch of the lateral line is absent. The upper jaw is not protrusible. The dorsal fin has fewer or equal (rarely one m ...

'' ( F. E. Clarke, 1899) * ''

Hirundichthys indicus ''Hirundichthys'' is a genus of flying fish. They have elongated, moderately thick, ventrally flattened bodies. The pectoral branch of the lateral line is absent. The upper jaw is not protrusible. The dorsal fin has fewer or equal (rarely one m ...

'' Shakhovskoy & Parin, 2013Shakhovskoy, 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.'' ** ''

Hirundichthys indicus indicus ''Hirundichthys'' is a genus of flying fish. They have elongated, moderately thick, ventrally flattened bodies. The pectoral branch of the lateral line is absent. The upper jaw is not protrusible. The dorsal fin has fewer or equal (rarely one m ...

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& Parin, 2013 ** ''

Hirundichthys indicus orientalis ''Hirundichthys'' is a genus of flying fish. They have elongated, moderately thick, ventrally flattened bodies. The pectoral branch of the lateral line is absent. The upper jaw is not protrusible. The dorsal fin has fewer or equal (rarely one m ...

& Parin, 2013 * ''

Hirundichthys marginatus ''Hirundichthys'' is a genus of flying fish. They have elongated, moderately thick, ventrally flattened bodies. The pectoral branch of the lateral line is absent. The upper jaw is not protrusible. The dorsal fin has fewer or equal (rarely one m ...

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& Breder, 1928) (banded flyingfish) * ''

Hirundichthys oxycephalus ''Hirundichthys'' is a genus of flying fish. They have elongated, moderately thick, ventrally flattened bodies. The pectoral branch of the lateral line is absent. The upper jaw is not protrusible. The dorsal fin has fewer or equal (rarely one m ...

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Bleeker Bleeker is a Dutch occupational surname. Bleeker is an old spelling of ''(linnen)bleker'' ("linen bleacher").Hirundichthys oxycephalus frereensis ''Hirundichthys'' is a genus of flying fish. They have elongated, moderately thick, ventrally flattened bodies. The pectoral branch of the lateral line is absent. The upper jaw is not protrusible. The dorsal fin has fewer or equal (rarely one m ...

& Parin, 2013Shakhovskoy, 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.'' ** ''

Hirundichthys oxycephalus oxycephalus ''Hirundichthys'' is a genus of flying fish. They have elongated, moderately thick, ventrally flattened bodies. The pectoral branch of the lateral line is absent. The upper jaw is not protrusible. The dorsal fin has fewer or equal (rarely one m ...

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Bleeker Bleeker is a Dutch occupational surname. Bleeker is an old spelling of ''(linnen)bleker'' ("linen bleacher").Hirundichthys rufipinnis'' (Valenciennes, 1847) (Redfin flyingfish) * ''

Hirundichthys rondeletii ''Hirundichthys rondeletii'', the black wing flyingfish, is a species of flying fish from the Family (biology), family Exocoetidae which is found throughout the tropical and subtropical waters of the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Descripti ...

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, 1847) (blackwing flyingfish) * '' Hirundichthys socotranus'' (

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, 1902) * '' Hirundichthys speculiger'' (

, 1847) (mirrorwing flyingfish) * '' Hirundichthys volador'' (Jordan, 1884)

References

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