apus, Exocoetus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1847:107 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 19; ref. 4883] Seas of China near Macao. Holotype (unique): MNHN B-0834. Type catalog: Bruun 1937:183 [ref. 12982], Collette et al. 1997:10 [ref. 22813]. •Synonym of Cypselurus oligolepis (Bleeker 1865), but a valid subspecies as described -- (Shakhovskoy & Parin 2022:38 [ref. 39123]). Current status: Synonym of Cypselurus oligolepis (Bleeker 1865). Exocoetidae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Macao, China to Eastern Philippines, Moluccas, northern New Guinea to Melanesia [this subspecies]. Habitat: marine.
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