gibbosus, Exocoetus Parin [N. V.] & Shakhovskoy [I. B.] 2000:S56, Fig. 13 [Journal of Ichthyology v. 40 (suppl. 1); ref. 25770] Tonga Islands, 20°12'S, 173°05'W. Holotype: ZIN 52026. Paratypes: SIO 61-81 (1), 63-535 (1); SMF 28115 (1); USNM 299708 (1); ZIN 52027-28 (1, 1), ZMMGU 20616-19 (3, 1, 1, 1). Plus non-type material. •Valid as Exocoetus gibbosus Parin & Shakhovskoy 2000 -- (Paxton et al. 2006:728 [ref. 29073], Shakhovskoy 2011:675 [ref. 32460], Stewart & Struthers 2015:960 [ref. 34274], Lewallen et al. 2017:1753 [ref. 35395], Shakhovskoy 2018:44 [ref. 36429]). Current status: Valid as Exocoetus gibbosus Parin & Shakhovskoy 2000. Exocoetidae. Distribution: Southwestern and southern central Pacific: 12°S-38°S Habitat: marine.