Cypselurus

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Cypselurus
Yellow-wing flyingfish, Cypselurus poecilopterus
Yellow-wing flyingfish, Cypselurus poecilopterus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Beloniformes
Family: Exocoetidae
Genus: Cypselurus
Swainson, 1838
Species

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Cypselurus is a genus of flyingfishes in the family Exocoetidae.

[edit] Species

  • Genus Cypselurus
    • Narrowhead flyingfish, Cypselurus angusticeps Nichols & Breder, 1935
    • Ornamented flyingfish, Cypselurus callopterus (Günther, 1866)
    • Clearwing flyingfish, Cypselurus comatus (Mitchill, 1815)
    • Cypselurus hexazona (Bleeker, 1853)
    • Cypselurus hiraii Abe, 1953
    • Pharao flyingfish, Cypselurus naresii (Günther, 1889)
    • Largescale flyingfish, Cypselurus oligolepis (Bleeker, 1866)
    • Black-finned flyingfish, Cypselurus opisthopus (Bleeker, 1866)
    • Yellow-wing flyingfish, Cypselurus poecilopterus (Valenciennes, 1847)
    • Cypselurus starksi Abe, 1953

[edit] References

  • "Cypselurus". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. May 2006 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2006.