californicus, Exocoetus Cooper [J. G.] 1863:93, Fig. 20 [Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (Series 1) v. 3 (sig. 6); ref. 4876] Santa Catalina Island, California, U.S.A. Holotype (unique): USNM 8140 [ex CA State Coll. 1012]. Type catalog: Collette et al. 1992:7 [ref. 19410]. •Valid as Exocoetus californicus Cooper 1863 -- (Herrera 1896:35 [ref. 39336] with genus as Exocaetus). •Valid as Cypselurus californicus (Cooper 1863) -- (Eschmeyer & Herald 1983:113 [ref. 9277]). •Synonym of Exocoetus pinnatibarbatus Bennett 1831, but a valid subspecies -- (Parin 1973 [ref. 7191]). •Synonym of Cheilopogon pinnatibarbatus (Bennett 1831), but a valid subspecies californicus -- (Collette et al. 1992:7 [ref. 19410], Parin in Fischer et al. 1995:1098 [ref. 22829], Fourriére et al. 2016:456 [ref. 34668], Del Moral-Flores et al. 2016:607 [ref. 34923]). •Valid as Cheilopogon californicus (Cooper 1863) -- (De La Cruz Agüero et al. 1997:137 [ref. 24545]). Current status: Valid as Cheilopogon californicus (Cooper 1863). Exocoetidae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific. Habitat: marine.