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Species in the genus Cypselurus: [ 34 ] records

angusticeps, Cypselurus Nichols [J. T.] & Breder [C. M., Jr.] 1935:2, Fig. 2 [American Museum Novitates No. 821; ref. 13296] Negonego Island, Tuamotu Archipelago [French Polynesia, South Pacific]. Holotype: AMNH 12984. Paratypes: AMNH 13295 (3). •Valid as Cypselurus angusticeps Nichols & Breder 1935 -- (Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:80 [ref. 6441], Abe 1994:1278 [ref. 23438], Parin in Fischer et al. 1995:1099 [ref. 22829], Parin 1996:302 [ref. 23179], De La Cruz Agüero et al. 1997:138 [ref. 24545], Parin 1999:2173 [ref. 24786], Nakabo 2000:560 [ref. 25086], Parin in Randall & Lim 2000:600 [ref. 25122], Hutchins 2001:24 [ref. 25847], Nakabo 2002:560 [ref. 26001], Myers & Donaldson 2003:615 [ref. 27495], Nelson et al. 2004:100 [ref. 27807], Mundy 2005:287 [ref. 28379], Fricke et al. 2011:370 [ref. 31242], Page et al. 2013:101 [ref. 32708], Fourriére et al. 2016:456 [ref. 34668], Del Moral-Flores et al. 2016:607 [ref. 34923], Jayakumar et al. 2019:703 [ref. 37111], Love et al. 2021:93 [ref. 39279], Shakhovskoy & Collette 2022:347 [ref. 39717]). Current status: Valid as Cypselurus angusticeps Nichols & Breder 1935. Exocoetidae. Distribution: Indo-Pacific: East Africa east to Hawaiian Islands (U.S.A.), north to southern Japan, south to Western Australia, New Caledonia and Austral Islands (French Polynesia); eastern Pacific: separate population at Soccoro Island and Revillagigedo Archipelago (Mexico). Habitat: marine.

antarei, Cypselurus Beebe [W.] & Hollister [G.] 1933:83, Fig. 15 [Zoologica, Scientific Contributions of the New York Zoological Society v. 12 (no. 9); ref. 16100] About 200 miles north of Sombrero, British West Indies, 21°50'N, 63°23'W (flew aboard). Holotype (unique): USNM 170921 [ex NYZS]. Type catalog: Mead 1958:132 [ref. 20648], Collette et al. 1992:6 [ref. 19410]. •Synonym of Cypselurus comatus (Mitchill 1815) -- (Collette et al. 1992:6 [ref. 19410]). Current status: Synonym of Cypselurus comatus (Mitchill 1815). Exocoetidae. Habitat: marine.

appendiculatus, Exocoetus Wood [W. W.] 1825:283, Pl. 17 (fig. 2) [Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia v. 4 (pt 2); ref. 17840] Locality unknown [southern coast U.S.A.]. No types known. •Synonym of Cypselurus comatus (Mitchill 1815) -- (Parin 1960:220 [ref. 13299]). Current status: Synonym of Cypselurus comatus (Mitchill 1815). Exocoetidae. Habitat: marine.

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.

arabicus, Cypselurus poecilopterus Shakhovskoy [I. B.] & Parin [N. V.] 2022:6, Figs. 1A-B [Zootaxa 5117 (no. 1); ref. 39123] Vityaz Cruise 31, Station 4722, 16°10'N, 60°45'E. Holotype: ZMMU P-24449. Paratypes: IOM 04062 (1), 04063 (1). •Synonym of Cypselurus poecilopterus (Valenciennes 1847), but a valid subspecies as described. Current status: Synonym of Cypselurus poecilopterus (Valenciennes 1847). Exocoetidae. Distribution: Indian Ocean: Arabian Sea [this subspecies]. Habitat: marine.

bosha, Cypselurus Shakhovskoy [I. B.] & Parin [N. V.] 2019:52, Figs. 23, 24, 26A-E, 27 [Zootaxa 4589 (no. 1); ref. 36674] Bolinao fish market. Holotype: IORAS 03435. Paratypes: CAS, IORAS, URM, ZMUC. •Valid as Cypselurus bosha Shakhovskoy & Parin 2019. Current status: Valid as Cypselurus bosha Shakhovskoy & Parin 2019. Exocoetidae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific. Habitat: marine.

brachysoma, Exocoetus Bleeker [P.] 1865:111 [Nederlandsch Tijdschrift voor de Dierkunde v. 3; ref. 418] Java, Indonesia; Makassar, Sulawesi, Indonesia; Labuka, Batjan; Ambon. Syntypes (3) and/or Bleeker specimens: BMNH 1866.5.2.33 and 34 (1, 1), ?RMNH 6972 (2). •Synonym of Cypselurus oligolepis apus (Valenciennes 1847) -- (Shakhovskoy & Parin 2022:38 [ref. 39123]). Current status: Synonym of Cypselurus oligolepis (Bleeker 1865). Exocoetidae. Habitat: marine.

bruuni, Cypselurus Kotthaus [A.] 1969:15, Fig. 167 [Meteor Forschungsergebnisse. Reihe D, Biologie No. 4; ref. 20666] Off Goa, India, 14°45'N, 77°54'E. Holotype: ZMH 4983 [ex IOES 78a]. Paratypes: (2) ZMH 4984 [ex IOES 78b] (1). Type catalog: Wilkens & Dohse 1993:415 [ref. 21161]. •Synonym of Cypselurus hexazona (Bleeker 1853) -- (Parin & Bogorodsky 2011:658 [ref. 31581] as brauni). •A member of the subgenus Poecilocypselurus -- (Shakhovskoy & Parin 2019:68 [ref. 36674]). •Synonym of Cypselurus oligolepis oligolepis (Bleeker 1865) -- (Shakhovskoy & Parin 2022:16 [ref. 39123]). Current status: Synonym of Cypselurus oligolepis (Bleeker 1865). Exocoetidae. Habitat: marine.

callopterus, Exocoetus Günther [A.] 1866:292 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 6; ref. 1983] Pacific coast of Panama. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1867.9.23.15. •Valid as Cypselurus callopterus (Günther 1866) -- (Allen & Robertson 1994:88 [ref. 22193], Parin in Fischer et al. 1995:1100 [ref. 22829], De La Cruz Agüero et al. 1997:138 [ref. 24545], Grove & Lavenberg 1997:254 [ref. 24023], Chirichigno F. & Vélez D. 1998:176 [ref. 24555], Nelson et al. 2004:100 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:65 [ref. 37547], McCosker & Rosenblatt 2010:190 [ref. 30957], Shakhovskoy & Parin 2010:560 [ref. 31020], Page et al. 2013:101 [ref. 32708], Fourriére et al. 2016:456 [ref. 34668], Del Moral-Flores et al. 2016:607 [ref. 34923], Shakhovskoy 2018:57 [ref. 36429], Love et al. 2021:94 [ref. 39279], Shakhovskoy & Parin 2022:10 [ref. 39123]). Current status: Valid as Cypselurus callopterus (Günther 1866). Exocoetidae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: southern tip of Baja California Sur (Mexico) south to Peru, including Galapagos Islands (Ecuador). Habitat: marine.

caudimaculatus, Cypselurus Fowler [H. W.] 1934:328, Fig. 82 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 85 (for 1933); ref. 1416] Tutu Bay, Jolo Island vicinity, Philippines, Albatross station D.5561. Holotype: USNM 93070. Paratypes: USNM 93071 (7). Type catalog: Collette et al. 1992:6 [ref. 19410]. •Synonym of Cypselurus opisthopus (Bleeker 1865) -- (Collette et al. 1992:6 [ref. 19410]). Current status: Synonym of Cypselurus opisthopus (Bleeker 1865). Exocoetidae. Habitat: marine.

clariangulatus, Cypselurus Shakhovskoy [I. B.] & Parin [N. V.] 2022:47, Figs. 20-22 [Zootaxa 5117 (no. 1); ref. 39123] Vityaz Cruise 50, Station 6490, 8°18'N, 120°25'E. Holotype: ZMMU P-24452. Paratypes: CAS 81884 (1), IOM 04002 (1). •Valid as Cypselurus clariangulatus Shakhovskoy & Parin 2022. Current status: Valid as Cypselurus clariangulatus Shakhovskoy & Parin 2022. Exocoetidae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Sulu, Celebes and Camotes Seas, Davao Gulf and Caroline Islands. Habitat: marine.

comatus, Exocoetus Mitchill [S. L.] 1815:448, Pl. 5 (fig. 1) [Transactions of the Literary and Philosophical Society of New-York v. 1 (art. 5) (for 1814); ref. 13292] New York, U.S.A. No types known. •Valid as Cheilopogon comatus (Mitchill 1815) -- (McEachran & Fechhelm 1998:943 [ref. 23897], Menezes in Menezes et al. 2003:68 [ref. 27192]). •Valid as Cypselurus comatus (Mitchill 1815) -- (Robins & Ray 1986:103 [ref. 23100], Cervigón 1992:318 [ref. 23827], Monteiro et al. 1998:399 [ref. 23732], Parin 2003:1126 [ref. 27018], Nelson et al. 2004:100 [ref. 27807], Page et al. 2013:101 [ref. 32708], Parin et al. 2019:186 [ref. 37342], Habib & Islam 2020:Supplementary table p. 10 [ref. 38321], Robertson et al. 2022:86 [ref. 39353], Carvalho-Filho 2023:89 [ref. 40480]). Current status: Valid as Cypselurus comatus (Mitchill 1815). Exocoetidae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: Florida (U.S.A.) and Bahamas south to Espírito Santo (Brazil), including southern Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea. IUCN (2015): Least Concern. Habitat: marine.

crassus, Cypselurus poecilopterus Shakhovskoy [I. B.] & Parin [N. V.] 2022:8, Fig. 1C [Zootaxa 5117 (no. 1); ref. 39123] Vityaz Cruise 46, Station 6165, 37°28'N, 146°36'E. Holotype: ZMMU P-24450. Paratypes: IOM 04001 (3). •Synonym of Cypselurus poecilopterus (Valenciennes 1847), but a valid subspecies as described. Current status: Synonym of Cypselurus poecilopterus (Valenciennes 1847). Exocoetidae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Taiwan and Japan [this subspecies]. Habitat: marine.

crockeri, Cypselurus Seale [A.] 1935:350, Pl. 22 (fig. 1) [Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (Series 4) v. 21 (no. 27); ref. 12336] Near Rennel Island between Kungava Bay and Tuhangango, Solomon Islands. Holotype: CAS 5506 (missing). •Synonym of Cypselurus opisthopus (Bleeker 1865). Current status: Synonym of Cypselurus opisthopus (Bleeker 1865). Exocoetidae. Habitat: marine.

georgii, Cypselurus oligolepis Shakhovskoy [I. B.] & Parin [N. V.] 2022:32, Figs. 10-13 [Zootaxa 5117 (no. 1); ref. 39123] Ob Cruise 2, road of Suez, Red Sea, depth 12 meters. Holotype: ZMMU P-24451. Paratype: IOM 03988 (2), 03990 (3). •Synonym of Cypselurus oligolepis (Bleeker 1865), but a valid subspecies as described. Current status: Synonym of Cypselurus oligolepis (Bleeker 1865). Exocoetidae. Distribution: Indian Ocean: Red Sea from Suez to Bab-al-Mandeb Strait and Gulf of Aden [this subspecies]. Habitat: marine.

hexazona, Exocoetus Bleeker [P.] 1853:206 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 4 (no. 1); ref. 16909] Muntok, Bangka, ca. 2°S, 106°E, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): whereabouts unknown. Possible holotype: RMNH 6973. •Dubious species -- (Shakhovskoy & Parin 2019:67 [ref. 36674]). •Valid as Cypselurus hexazona (Bleeker 1853) -- (Parin 1996:301 [ref. 23179], Parin 1999:2174 [ref. 24786], Parin in Randall & Lim 2000:600 [ref. 25122], Hutchins 2001:24 [ref. 25847], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S100 [ref. 27377], Paxton et al. 2006:728 [ref. 29073], Fricke et al. 2011:370 [ref. 31242], Parin & Bogorodsiy 2011:658 [ref. 31581] once as hexagona, Larson et al. 2013:67 [ref. 32988], Golani & Fricke 2018:41 [ref. 36273], Fricke et al. 2019:77 [ref. 36673], Shakhovskoy & Collette 2022:348 [ref. 39717]). Current status: Valid as Cypselurus hexazona (Bleeker 1853). Exocoetidae. Distribution: Red Sea; Indo-West Pacific: East Africa east to Micronesia, north to southern Japan, south to southeastern Australia. Habitat: marine.

hiraii, Cypselurus opisthopus Abe [T.] in Tomiyama & Abe 1953:962, Pl. 191 (figs. 523-524) [Figures and descriptions of the fishes of Japan v. 49; ref. 12631] Japan. Holotype: ZUMT 47765. Paratypes: (227) ZUMT (21 + 25). •Valid as Cypselurus hiraii Abe 1953 -- (Sheiko 1983:18 [ref. 37041], Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:80 [ref. 6441], Nakabo 2000:559 [ref. 25086], Kim et al. 2001:107 [ref. 25722], Nakabo 2002:559 [ref. 26001], Choi et al. 2003:221, 547 [ref. 26218], Kharin & Saveliev 2011:555 [ref. 32456], Parin et al. 2014:194 [ref. 33547], Kim et al. 2020:79 [ref. 39118], Sonoyama et al. 2020:40 [ref. 37637]). Current status: Valid as Cypselurus hiraii Abe 1953. Exocoetidae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific. Habitat: marine.

izumii, Cypselurus Shakhovskoy [I. B.] & Parin [N. V.] 2022:45, Fig. 19 [Zootaxa 5117 (no. 1); ref. 39123] Shoyo Maru Station 16, 20°01'S, 115°00'E. Holotype: IOM 03995. Paratypes: IOM. •Valid as Cypselurus izumii Shakhovskoy & Parin 2022. Current status: Valid as Cypselurus izumii Shakhovskoy & Parin 2022. Exocoetidae. Distribution: Indian Ocean: southwest Australia. Habitat: marine.

multimaculatus, Cypselurus Kotthaus [A.] 1969 [Meteor Forschungsergebnisse. Reihe D, Biologie No. 4; ref. 20666] Not available, appeared as name only under Cypselurus katoptron; apparently applies to account of "Cypseulurs ?atrisignis" on p. 13, but connection not precise. Nomen Nudum. Exocoetidae.

naresii, Exocoetus Günther [A.] 1889:36, Pl. 1 (fig. A) [Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H. M. S. Challenger v. 31 (pt 78); ref. 2017] Between Fiji and Vanuatu. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1889.7.20.9. •Valid as Cypselurus naresii (Günther 1889) -- (Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:80 [ref. 6441], Winterbottom et al. 1989:15 [ref. 13251], Parin 1996:302 [ref. 23179], Fricke 1999:121 [ref. 24106], Parin 1999:2174 [ref. 24786], Nakabo 2000:560 [ref. 25086], Parin in Randall & Lim 2000:600 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2002:560 [ref. 26001], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S100 [ref. 27377], Myers & Donaldson 2003:615 [ref. 27495], Fricke et al. 2009:30 [ref. 30213], Fricke et al. 2011:370 [ref. 31242], Yoshida et al. 2013:60 [ref. 34464], Motomura et al. 2017:65 [ref. 35490], Fricke et al. 2018:103 [ref. 35805], Jayakumar et al. 2019:703 [ref. 37111], Psomadakis et al. 2020:343 [ref. 37272], Ray et al. 2020:1562 [ref. 37946] as naressi, Shakhovskoy & Bogorodsky 2021:383 [ref. 38589], Shakhovskoy & Collette 2022:348 [ref. 39717]). Current status: Valid as Cypselurus naresii (Günther 1889). Exocoetidae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: East Africa, Socotra (Yemen), Madagascar and Mascarenes (La Réunion, Mauritius, Rodrigues) east to Marquesas Islands (Frnch Polynesia), north to southern Japan, south to northern Australia, New Caledonia and Fiji. Habitat: marine.

neglectus, Exocoetus Bleeker [P.] 1865:112 [Nederlandsch Tijdschrift voor de Dierkunde v. 3; ref. 418] Priaman, Sumatra, Indonesia; Singapore; Labuka, Batjan. Lectotype: BMNH 1866.5.2.34. Paralectotypes: ?RMNH 6975 (2). Lectotype selected by Shakhovskoy & Parin 2022:64 [ref. 39123]. •Valid as Cypselurus neglectus (Bleeker 1865) -- (Shakhovskoy & Parin 2022:67 [ref. 39123]) Current status: Valid as Cypselurus neglectus (Bleeker 1865). Exocoetidae. Distribution: Indo-Pacific: western coast of India to Melanesia and from Tonkin Bay to southern Indonesia. Habitat: marine.

nossibe, Cypselurus Shakhovskoy [I. B.] & Parin [N. V.] 2022:83, Figs. 33-36 [Zootaxa 5117 (no. 1); ref. 39123] Akademik Kurchatov Cruise 36, Nossi-Be Island, Madagascar. Holotype: ZMMU 24454. Paratypes: USNM 294610 (1), 294611 (1), ZMUC P.34942 (1). •Valid as Cypselurus nossibe Shakhovskoy & Parin 2022. Current status: Valid as Cypselurus nossibe Shakhovskoy & Parin 2022. Exocoetidae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: from Kenya to Tanzania and from Madagascar to the Amirante Islands. Habitat: marine.

oligolepis, Exocoetus Bleeker [P.] 1865:109 [Nederlandsch Tijdschrift voor de Dierkunde v. 3; ref. 418] East Indian Archipelago: Singapore, Jakarta, Java, Boleling, Bali, Sumatra (Makassar), Sulawesi, Labuha, Batjan, Neira, Banda Islands. Lectotype: BMNH 1866.5.2.31. Paralectotypes: (17) ?AMS I.57 (1), ?AMS I.58 (1), ?RMNH 12054 (8), SMNS 12817 [ex ZIH 305] (1). Type catalog: Fricke 1992:10 [ref. 20296], Fricke 2005:38 [ref. 29864] Lectotype selected by Shakhovskoy & Parin 2022:18 [ref. 39123]. •Valid as Cypselurus oligolepis (Bleeker 1865) -- (Goren & Dor 1994:15 [ref. 25356], Randall 1995:90 [ref. 22896], Parin 1996:302 [ref. 23179], Carpenter et al. 1997:129 [ref. 23922], Chen et al. 1997:27 [ref. 26476], Parin 1999:2174 [ref. 24786], Parin in Randall & Lim 2000:600 [ref. 25122], Hutchins 2001:24 [ref. 25847], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S100 [ref. 27377], Fricke et al. 2011:370 [ref. 31242], Larson et al. 2013:67 [ref. 32988], Fricke et al. 2014:38 [ref. 33932], Ali et al. 2018:315 [ref. 36183], Matsunuma in Kimura et al. 2018:67 [ref. 36460], Eagderi et al. 2019:22 [ref. 37020], Jayakumar et al. 2019:703 [ref. 37111], Psomadakis et al. 2020:343 [ref. 37272], Shakhovskoy & Bogorodsky 2021:383 [ref. 38589], Shakhovskoy & Collette 2022:349 [ref. 39717], Shakhovskoy & Parin 2022:16 [ref. 39123]). Current status: Valid as Cypselurus oligolepis (Bleeker 1865). Exocoetidae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea, East Africa, Persian Gulf, Socotra (Yemen) and Comoros east to Philippines and Solomon Islands, north to Vietnam and southern China, south to northwestern Australia. Habitat: marine.

olpar, Cypselurus Shakhovskoy [I. B.] & Parin [N. V.] 2019:59, Figs. 26F-G, 28, 29 [Zootaxa 4589 (no. 1); ref. 36674] Australia, 20°00'S, 117°04'E. Holotype: IORAS 03436 [ex FRSKU 113897]. Paratypes: AMS, IORAS, USNM. •Valid as Cypselurus olpar Shakhovskoy & Parin 2019. Current status: Valid as Cypselurus olpar Shakhovskoy & Parin 2019. Exocoetidae. Distribution: Australian coast: from Dampier Archipelago to the tropic of Capricorn on the east coast. Habitat: marine.

opisthopus, Exocoetus Bleeker [P.] 1865:121 [Nederlandsch Tijdschrift voor de Dierkunde v. 3; ref. 418] Makassar, Sulawesi, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): ?BMNH 1866.5.2.32. •Valid as Cypselurus opisthopus (Bleeker 1865) -- (Parin 1996:302 [ref. 23179], Parin 1999:2175 [ref. 24786], Parin in Randall & Lim 2000:600 [ref. 25122], Fricke et al. 2014:38 [ref. 33932], Fricke et al. 2019:77 [ref. 36673], Jayakumar et al. 2019:700 [ref. 37111], Psomadakis et al. 2020:344 [ref. 37272]). Current status: Valid as Cypselurus opisthopus (Bleeker 1865). Exocoetidae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: southern India east to Philippines and New Ireland (Papua New Guinea), north to Ryukyu Islands, south to Solomon Islands. Habitat: marine.

persicus, Cypselurus oligolepis Shakhovskoy [I. B.] & Parin [N. V.] 2022:29, Fig. 9 [Zootaxa 5117 (no. 1); ref. 39123] Ras Tanura, West Pier, Persian Gulf, Saudi Arabia, 25°21'N, 58°12'E. Holotype: USNM 147840. Paratype: MTUF P-20074 (1). •Synonym of Cypselurus oligolepis (Bleeker 1865), but a valid subspecies as described. Current status: Synonym of Cypselurus oligolepis (Bleeker 1865). Exocoetidae. Distribution: Indian Ocean: Persian Gulf [this subspecies]. Habitat: marine.

poecilopterus, Exocoetus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1847:112, Pl. 561 [not 527] [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 19; ref. 4883] New Britain Island, Bismarck Archipelago, Papua New Guinea, Bismarck Sea, western Pacific. Holotype (unique): MNHN B-0835. Type catalog: Bruun 1937:184 [ref. 12982], Collette et al. 1997:12 [ref. 22813]. •Valid as Cypselurus poecilopterus (Valenciennes 1847) -- (Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:80 [ref. 6441], Paxton et al. 1989:333 [ref. 12442], Winterbottom et al. 1989:15 [ref. 13251], Fricke 1999:121 [ref. 24106], Parin 1999:2175 [ref. 24786], Allen 2000:85 [ref. 37268], Nakabo 2000:556 [ref. 25086], Parin in Randall & Lim 2000:600 [ref. 25122], Shimizu 2001:23 [ref. 25799], Hutchins 2001:24 [ref. 25847], Kim et al. 2001:107 [ref. 25722], Nakabo 2002:556 [ref. 26001], Choi et al. 2003:221, 547 [ref. 26218], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S100 [ref. 27377], Myers & Donaldson 2003:615 [ref. 27495], Lobel & Lobel 2004:68 [ref. 27576], Randall et al. 2004:9 [ref. 27624], Heemstra et al. 2004:3317 [ref. 27945], Mundy 2005:287 [ref. 28379], Fricke et al. 2009:30 [ref. 30213], Shakhovskoy & Parin 2010:559 [ref. 31020], Motomura et al. 2010:82 [ref. 31256], Fricke et al. 2011:370 [ref. 31242], Larson et al. 2013:67 [ref. 32988], Yoshida et al. 2013:61 [ref. 34464], Shakhovskoy 2018:56 [ref. 36429], Jayakumar et al. 2019:703 [ref. 37111], Habib & Islam 2020:Supplementary table p. 10 [ref. 38321], Psomadakis et al. 2020:344 [ref. 37272], Shakhovskoy & Bogorodsky 2021:383 [ref. 38589], Shakhovskoy & Collette 2022:349 [ref. 39717], Shakhovskoy & Parin 2022:5 and ?94 [ref. 39123]). Current status: Valid as Cypselurus poecilopterus (Valenciennes 1847). Exocoetidae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: East Africa, Socotra (Yemen), Madagascar and Mascarenes (La Réunion, Mauritius, Rodrigues) east to Wake Atoll and Johnston Atoll, Samoa and Tonga, north to southern Japan, south to North-West Cape (Western Australia), Queensland (Australia) and New Caledonia. Habitat: marine.

praecox, Hirundichthys speculiger Whitley [G. P.] 1937:218 [Australian Zoologist v. 8 (pt 4); ref. 4690] Port Jackson, New South Wales, Australia. Holotype: AMS IA.4050. •Synonym of Hirundichthys speculiger (Valenciennes 1847) -- (Paxton et al. 1989:334 [ref. 12442], Paxton et al. 2006:730 [ref. 29073]). •Synonym of Cypselurus hexazona (Bleeker 1853) -- (Parin & Bogorodsky 2011:658 [ref. 31581]). Current status: Synonym of Cypselurus hexazona (Bleeker 1853). Exocoetidae. Habitat: marine.

shcherbachevi, Cypselurus neglectus Shakhovskoy [I. B.] & Parin [N. V.] 2022:73, Figs. 29-32 [Zootaxa 5117 (no. 1); ref. 39123] Vityaz Cruise 33, Station 4927, 14°11'N, 82°53'E. Holotype: ZMMU 24453. Paratype: IOM 04036 (1), 04031 (1), USNM 198520 [ex 338945] (1). •Valid as Cypselurus neglectus (Bleeker 1865), but a valid subspecies as described. Current status: Synonym of Cypselurus neglectus (Bleeker 1865). Exocoetidae. Distribution: Indian Ocean: from Cochin, Bay of Bengal, Andaman Sea, Strait of Malacca to the Banda Sea [this subspecies]. Habitat: marine.

simus, Exocoetus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1847:105 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 19; ref. 4883] Hawaiian Islands. Holotype (unique): MNHN B-0836. Type catalog: Bruun 1937:182-183 [ref. 12982], Collette et al. 1997:13 [ref. 22813]. •Valid as Cheilopogon simus (Valenciennes 1847) -- (Randall et al. 2004:9 [ref. 27624]). •Valid as Cypselurus simus (Valenciennes 1847) -- (Parin 1996:302 [ref. 23179], Parin 1999:2175 [ref. 24786], Mundy 2005:287 [ref. 28379], Shakhovskoy & Parin 2010:560 [ref. 31020], Fourriére et al. 2016:456 [ref. 34668], Shakhovskoy 2018:57 [ref. 36429], Shakhovskoy & Parin 2022:9 [ref. 39123]). Current status: Valid as Cypselurus simus (Valenciennes 1847). Exocoetidae. Distribution: Central and eastern Pacific: Hawaiian Islands, Johnston Atoll, Tonga, Samoa, Cook Islands, French Polynesia, Easter Island, Revillagigedo Archipelago (Mexico). Possibly hybridized with C. callopterus. Habitat: marine.

socotranus, Exococtus Steindachner [F.] 1902:318 [Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 39 (no. 24) (art. 76); ref. 14894] Between Abdal Kuri and Socotra Island, Yemen. Holotype (unique): NMW 84634. Original description with misspelling as above, later changed to "Exocoetus socotranus n. sp. (?) an E. brachysoma Blkr.?" and described in detail in Steindachner 1903:155 [ref. 15046]. •Valid as Hirundichthys socotranus (Steindachner 1902) -- (Dor 1984:61 [ref. 29757], Goren & Dor 1994:15 [ref. 25356], Golani & Bogorodsky 2010:62 [ref. 35264] uncertain status). •Synonym of Cypselurus naresii (Günther 1889) -- (Shakhovskoy & Bogorodsky 2021:380 [ref. 38589]). Current status: Synonym of Cypselurus naresii (Günther 1889). Exocoetidae. Distribution: Northwestern Indian Ocean: Gulf of Aden (if valid). Habitat: marine.

spilurus, Exocoetus Günther [A.] 1866:285 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 3) v. 7 (no. 38) (art. 12); ref. 1966] No locality. Syntypes: BMNH 2012.11.8.1-2 (2). •Synonym of Cypselurus opisthopus (Bleeker 1865) -- (N. Parin). Current status: Synonym of Cypselurus opisthopus (Bleeker 1865). Exocoetidae. Habitat: marine.

starksi, Cypselurus Abe [T.] in Tomiyama & Abe 1953:969, Pl. 192 (figs. 525-526) [Figures and descriptions of the fishes of Japan v. 49; ref. 12631] Akamizu, Noboeka City, Miyazaki Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan. Holotype: ZUMT 47821 (not seen in 1997). Paratypes: (25) CAS, ?. •Valid as Cypselurus starksi Abe 1953 -- (Kyushin et al. 1977:40 [ref. 19756], Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:80 [ref. 6441], Nakabo 2000:559 [ref. 25086], Kim et al. 2001:107 [ref. 25722], Nakabo 2002:559 [ref. 26001], Sonoyama et al. 2020:40 [ref. 37637], Shakhovskoy & Parin 2022:11 [ref. 39123]). Current status: Valid as Cypselurus starksi Abe 1953. Exocoetidae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: Vietnam, China, Korea and Japan. Habitat: marine.

subpellucens, Exocaetus Richardson [J.] 1843:26 [Report of the British Association for the Advancement of Science v. 12 (12th meeting [1842]); ref. 12502] Originally Exocaetus ? subpellucens. Apparently not available, no distinguishing features; from Tolaga Bay, New Zealand. A "bearded" post-larval form of some flying-fish -- (Whitley 1968:36 [ref. 22198]). Nomen Nudum. Exocoetidae.