Hirundichthys Breder [C. M., Jr.] 1928:14, 20 Masc. Exocoetus rubescens Rafinesque 1818. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Hirundichthys Breder 1928 -- (Parin 1973:265 [ref. 7191], Collette et al. 1984:338 [ref. 11422], Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:82 [ref. 6441], Parin in Whitehead et al. 1986:617 [ref. 13676], Heemstra & Parin 1986:394 [ref. 6293], Paxton et al. 1989:333 [ref. 12442], Gomon et al. 1994:387 [ref. 22532], Dasilao & Sasaki 1998:348 [ref. 23623], Parin 1999:2164 [ref. 24786], Parin 2003:1120 [ref. 27018], Paxton et al. 2006:729 [ref. 29073], Gomon 2008:405 [ref. 30616], Lipej & Dulčić 2010:35 [ref. 36649], Parin & Bogorodsky 2011:658 [ref. 31581], Shakhovskoy & Parin 2013:117 [ref. 32656], Shakhovskov & Parin 2013:500 [ref. 32929], Parin et al. 2014:195 [ref. 33547], Stewart & Struthers 2015:962 [ref. 34274], Motomura et al. 2017:66 [ref. 35490], Brown et al. 2019:165 [ref. 36444], Fricke et al. 2019:78 [ref. 36673], Shakhovskoy & Parin 2019:68 [ref. 36674]). Current status: Valid as Hirundichthys Breder 1928. Exocoetidae.