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Species in the genus Hirundichthys: [ 29 ] records

affinis, Exocoetus Günther [A.] 1866:288 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 6; ref. 1983] Atlantic; West Africa; Cuba. Syntypes: BMNH 1855.12.26.455 (1) Cuba, BMNH ?.6.22.59 (1) Atlantic, BMNH ?1843.1.10.21 (2) West Africa. Type catalog: Faloh-Gandarilla et al. 2016:30 [ref. 35195]. •Valid as Hirundichthys affinis (Günther 1866) -- (Matsuura in Uyeno et al. 1983:198 [ref. 14275], Robins & Ray 1986:105 [ref. 23100], Scott & Scott 1988:308 [ref. 25518], McAllister 1990:128 [ref. 14674], Parin & Gibbs 1990:588 [ref. 16545], Cervigón 1991:217 [ref. 24472], Boschung 1992:82 [ref. 23239], Cervigón 1992:319 [ref. 23827], McEachran & Fechhelm 1998:951 [ref. 23897], Aguilera 1998:47 [ref. 24221], Monteiro et al. 1998:400 [ref. 23732], Smith-Vaniz et al. 1999:173 [ref. 25013], Schmitter-Soto et al. 2000:154 [ref. 27754], Rocha & Rosa 2001:989 [ref. 25909], Parin 2003:1129 [ref. 27018], Menezes in Menezes et al. 2003:68 [ref. 27192], Nelson et al. 2004:100 [ref. 27807], Shakhovskoy & Parin 2013:130 [ref. 32656], Page et al. 2013:102 [ref. 32708], Shakhivskoy & Parin 2013:509 [ref. 32929], Pinheiro et al. 2015:9 [ref. 34324], Parin & Shakhovskoy 2016:2149 [ref. 34602], Faloh-Gandarilla et al. 2016:30 [ref. 35195], Shakhovskoy 2018:51 [ref. 36429], Almeida & Alves 2019:270 [ref. 37509], Parin et al. 2019:199 [ref. 37342], Reiner 2019:137 [ref. 38139], Caires et al. in Marceniuk et al. 2021:303 [ref. 38945], Fermon et al. 2022:270 [ref. 39448], Carvalho-Filho 2023:89 [ref. 40480]). Current status: Valid as Hirundichthys affinis (Günther 1866). Exocoetidae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: New Brunswick (Canada) south to southeastern Brazil; eastern Atlantic: Mauritania south to Angola. Habitat: marine.

albimaculatus, Cypselurus Fowler [H. W.] 1934:327, Fig. 81 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 85 (for 1933); ref. 1416] Ladrone Islands, Guam, Mariana Islands, western Pacific, Albatross station A200. Holotype (unique): USNM 65810. Type catalog: Collette et al. 1992:6 [ref. 19410]. •Valid as Danichthys albimaculatus (Fowler 1934) -- (Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:82 [ref. 6441], Nakabo 2000:555 [ref. 25086], Nakabo 2002:555 [ref. 26001]). •Valid as Hirundichthys albimaculatus (Fowler 1934) -- (Collette et al. 1992:6 [ref. 19410], Parin in Fischer et al. 1995:1101 [ref. 22829], Parin 1996:306 [ref. 23179], Parin 1999:2177 [ref. 24786], Parin & Belyanina 2002:S29 [ref. 28438], Myers & Donaldson 2003:615 [ref. 27495] dated 1933, Randall et al. 2004:9 [ref. 27624], Mundy 2005:289 [ref. 28379], Shakhovskoy & Parin 2013:130 [ref. 32656], Fricke et al. 2014:38 [ref. 33932], Stewart & Struthers 2015:962 [ref. 34274], Fricke et al. 2019:78 [ref. 36673], Love et al. 2021:94 [ref. 39279]). Current status: Valid as Hirundichthys albimaculatus (Fowler 1934). Exocoetidae. Distribution: Western and central Pacific: Philippines and Papua New Guinea east to Hawaiian Islands (U.S.A.), north to southern Japan, south to New Zealand; eastern Pacific: northern Baja California (Mxico) south to Peru. Habitat: marine.

brachycephalus, Exocoetus Günther [A.] 1866:297 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 6; ref. 1983] China. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1848.3.18.209. •Synonym of Hirundichthys rondeletii (Valenciennes 1847) -- (Parin 1973:265 [ref. 7191], Parin & Gibbs 1990:589 [ref. 16545]). • Questionably a synonym of Hirundichthys volador (Jordan 1884) -- (Parin & Belyanina 2002:S33 [ref. 28438]). Current status: Synonym of Hirundichthys volador (Jordan 1884). Exocoetidae. Habitat: marine.

coromandelensis, Cypselurus Hornell [J.] 1923:107 [Madras Fisheries Bulletin. v. 15 (no. 4) (for 1922); ref. 13297] Coromandel Coast, southeastern India. Syntypes: (6). •Synonym of Hirundichthys oxycephalus (Bleeker 182), but a valid subspecies coromandelensis Hornell 1923 (Shakhovakoy & Parin 2013:519 [ref. 32929], Shakhovskoy 2018:51 [ref. 36429], Shakhovskoy & Bogorodsky 2021:383 [ref. 38589], Shakhovskoy & Collette 2022:352 [ref. 39717]). •Valid as Hirundichthys coromandelensis (Hornell 1923) -- (Anderson et al. 1998:22 [ref. 23611], Psomadakis et al. 2015:180 [ref. 34104], Jayakumar et al. 2019:703 [ref. 37111]). Current status: Valid as Hirundichthys coromandelensis (Hornell 1923). Exocoetidae. Distribution: Northern Indian Ocean. Habitat: marine.

cribrosa, Exocoetus Kner [R.] 1867:326 [Reise der öesterreichischen Fregatte "Novara" v. 1 (pt 3); ref. 18426] Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Holotype: ? NMW 59899. •Valid as Danichthys cribrosus (Kner 1867) -- (Paulin et al. 1989:143 [ref. 24556]). •Synonym of Hirundichthys rondeletii (Valenciennes 1847) -- (Parin 1973:266 [ref. 7191], Paxton et al. 1989:334 [ref. 12442], Parin & Gibbs 1990:589 [ref. 16545], Paxton et al. 2006:730 [ref. 29073]). •Synonym of Hirundichthys rufipinnis (Valenciennes 1847) -- (Parin & Belyanina 2002:S40 [ref. 28438]). Current status: Synonym of Hirundichthys rufipinnis (Valenciennes 1847). Exocoetidae. Habitat: marine.

dowii, Exocoetus Gill [T. N.] 1863:167 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 15; ref. 1681] Western coast of Central America [Panama?]. Holotype (unique): USNM 37667. Type catalog: Collette et al. 1992:7 [ref. 19410], Smith 2018:70 [ref. 36061]. •Synonym of Hirundichthys rondeletii (Valenciennes 1847) -- (Collette et al. 1992:7 [ref. 19410]). •Questionably a synonym of Hirundichthys volador (Jordan 1884) -- (Parin & Belyanina 2002:S33 [ref. 28438]). Current status: Synonym of Hirundichthys volador (Jordan 1884). Exocoetidae. Habitat: marine.

fasciatus, Exocetus Lesueur [C. A.] 1821:9, Pl. 4 (figs. 2 and b) [Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia v. 2 (pt 1); ref. 13294] Gulf Stream and in our traverse from St. Croix Island to the United States. No types known. •Questionably a synonym of Hirundichthys volador (Jordan 1884) -- (Parin & Belyanina 2002:S33 [ref. 28438]). Current status: Uncertain as Hirundichthys volador (Jordan 1884). Exocoetidae. Habitat: marine.

frereensis, Hirundichthys oxycephalus Shakhovskoy [I. B.] & Parin [N. V.] 2013:520, 524 [Journal of Ichthyology v. 53 (no. 8); ref. 32929] 10 miles northeast of Cape Frere (southeastern Goodenough Bay), Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea, ca. 9°59'20''S 150°17'E. AMS I.46300-001. However, the authors do not indicate that it is the holotype, so the name is currently unavailable according to ICZN Art. 16.4.1. •In the synonymy of Hirundichthys oxycephalus (Bleeker 1853), but a valid subspecies frereensis -- (Shakhovskoy & Parin 2013:520 [ref. 32929]). Current status: Synonym of Hirundichthys oxycephalus (Bleeker 1853). Exocoetidae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Papua New Guinea (if valid).

fulvipes, Exonautes Ogilby [J. D.] 1908:8 [Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland v. 21; ref. 3286] Lord Howe Island. Holotype (unique): AMS I.1955. •Synonym of Hirundichthys rondeletii (Valenciennes 1847) -- (Paxton et al. 1989:334 [ref. 12442], Paxton et al. 2006:730 [ref. 29073]). •Synonym of Hirundichthys rufipinnis (Valenciennes 1847) -- (Parin & Belyanina 2002:S40 [ref. 28438]). Current status: Synonym of Hirundichthys rufipinnis (Valenciennes 1847). Exocoetidae. Habitat: marine.

gilberti, Exonautes Snyder [J. O.] 1904:522, Pl. 7 (fig. 13) [Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission v. 22 [1902]; ref. 4149] Near 28°30'N, 140°W, Hawaiian Islands. Holotype (unique): USNM 50872. Type catalog: Collette et al. 1992:7-8 [ref. 19410]. •Synonym of Hirundichthys rondeletii (Valenciennes 1847) -- (Parin 1973:266 [ref. 7191], Parin & Gibbs 1990:589 [ref. 16545]) •Valid as Hirundichthys gilberti (Snyder 1904) -- (Parin & Belyanina 2002:S38 [ref. 28438], Mundy 2005:289 [ref. 28379], Kharin & Saveliev 2011:554 [ref. 32456], Parin et al. 2014:195 [ref. 33547]). Current status: Valid as Hirundichthys gilberti (Snyder 1904). Exocoetidae. Distribution: North Pacific: Kuroshio Current, Kuroshio extension, transition zone (including Hawaiian Islands), and California Current. Habitat: marine.

hyperistius, Cypselurus Fowler [H. W.] 1919:12, Fig. 4 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 71; ref. 1397] St. Martin Island, West Indies. Holotype (unique): ANSP 7485. Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:102 [ref. 13621]. •Synonym of Hirundichthys speculiger (Valenciennes 1847) -- (Parin 1973:266 [ref. 7191], Parin & Gibbs 1990:590 [ref. 16545], Shakhovskoy & Parin 2013:118 [ref. 32656]). Current status: Synonym of Hirundichthys speculiger (Valenciennes 1847). Exocoetidae. Habitat: marine.

ilma, Exocoetus Clarke [F. E.] 1899:94, Pl. 6 [Transactions of the New Zealand Institute v. 31 (art. 9) (for 1898); ref. 14712] 80 to 100 miles due west of New Zealand. No types known. •Status uncertain, close to Hirundichthys albimaculatus (Fowler 1934) -- (Stewart & Struthers 2016:954 [ref. 34274]). Exocoetidae. Distribution: New Zealand [if valid]. Habitat: marine.

indicus, Hirundichthys indicus Shakhovskoy [I. B.] & Parin [N. V.] 2013:133, Fig. 9c [Voprosy Ikhtiologii v. 53 (no. 2); ref. 32656] Indian Ocean, 8°51'S, 41°52'E, dip net. Holotype: ZMUU 23058. Paratypes: ZMUC 9°20'S, 49°27'E (1); IORAS 03050 (1), 03053 (1). 03020 (1), 03223 (1). Plus non-type specimens. This species was described on p. 133, incorporating subspecies indicus and orientalis; however there was no holotype established for indicus. We date the species to subspecies indicus and orientalis. •Valid as Hirundichthys indicus Shakhovskoy & Parin 2013, subspecies indicus Shakhovskoy & Parin 2013 -- (Psomadakis et al. 2015:180 [ref. 34104], Shakhovskoy & Bogorodsky 2021:383 [ref. 38589], Shakhovskoy & Collette 2022:352 [ref. 39717]). •Valid as Hirundichthys indicus Shakhovskoy & Parin 2013 -- (Shakhovskoy 2018:49 [ref. 36429], Jayakumar et al. 2019:703 [ref. 37111]). Current status: Valid as Hirundichthys indicus Shakhovskoy & Parin 2013. Exocoetidae. Distribution: Western and central Indian Ocean. Habitat: marine.

lamellifer, Exocoetus Kner [R.] & Steindachner [F.] 1867:384 [29], Pl. 2 (fig. 11) [Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 54 (pt 3); ref. 2640] South Atlantic: 12°S, 33°W (west by south from Ascension Island). Holotype (unique): NMW 20603. Non-types: BMNH 1869.11.12.56 (1), MGH 2166 (1). On p. 29 of separate. •Synonym of Hirundichthys rondeletii (Valenciennes 1847) -- (Parin 1973:265 [ref. 7191], Parin & Gibbs 1990:589 [ref. 16545]). •Synonym of Hirundichthys rufipinnis (Valenciennes 1847) -- (Parin & Belyanina 2002:S40 [ref. 28438], Wirtz et al. 2014:4 [ref. 33516]). Current status: Synonym of Hirundichthys rufipinnis (Valenciennes 1847). Exocoetidae. Habitat: marine.

marginatus, Exonautes Nichols [J. T.] & Breder [C. M., Jr.] 1928:429, Figs. 165, 174 [Zoologica, Scientific Contributions of the New York Zoological Society v. 8 (no. 7); ref. 13298] Eastern Pacific, east of Galápagos Islands, 2°36'-2°08'N, 85°01'-86°31'W. Holotype: AMNH 9234 [ex NYZS]. Paratypes: AMNH 13489 (2), 13500 (2), 13506 (5). Type catalog: Mead 1958:132 [ref. 20648]. •Valid as Hirundichthys marginatus (Nichols & Breder 1928) -- (Parin in Fischer et al. 1995:1102 [ref. 22829], De La Cruz Agüero et al. 1997:137 [ref. 24545], Grove & Lavenberg 1997:254 [ref. 24023], Chirichigno F. & Vélez D. 1998:180 [ref. 24555], Parin & Belyanina 2002:S28 [ref. 28438], Nelson et al. 2004:100 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:65 [ref. 37547], Shakhovskoy & Parin 2013:117 [ref. 32656], Page et al. 2013:102 [ref. 32708], Fourriére et al. 2016:456 [ref. 34668], Del Moral-Flores et al. 2016:607 [ref. 34923], Love et al. 2021:94 [ref. 39279]). Current status: Valid as Hirundichthys marginatus (Nichols & Breder 1928). Exocoetidae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Pacific coast of southern Baja California Sur (Mexico) south to Peru, including Galapagos Islands (Ecuador). Habitat: marine.

nigripennis, Exocoetus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1847:108 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 19; ref. 4883] Da Nang [Tourane], Vietnam, South China Sea. Holotype (unique): MNHN B-0827. Type catalog: Bruun 1937:183 [ref. 12982], Collette et al. 1997:12 [ref. 22813]. Spelled nigripinnis on p. xiii. •Synonym of Hirundichthys speculiger (Valenciennes 1847) -- (Parin 1973:266 [ref. 7191], Parin & Gibbs 1990:590 [ref. 16545], Shakhovskoy & Parin 2013:118 [ref. 32656]). Current status: Synonym of Hirundichthys speculiger (Valenciennes 1847). Exocoetidae. Habitat: marine.

nonsuchae, Exonautes Beebe [W.] & Tee-Van [J.] 1932:112 [Zoologica, Scientific Contributions of the New York Zoological Society v. 13 (no. 5); ref. 9330] Near shore of St. David's Island, Bermuda. Holotype (unique): USNM 170912 [ex NYZS 9983]. Type catalog: Mead 1958:132 [ref. 20648], Collette et al. 1992:7 [ref. 19410]. •Synonym of Hirundichthys speculiger (Valenciennes 1847) -- (Parin 1973:266 [ref. 7191], Parin & Gibbs 1990:590 [ref. 16545]). •Synonym of Hirundichthys rondeletii (Valenciennes 1847) -- (Collette et al. 1992:7 [ref. 19410], Smith-Vaniz et al. 1999:173 [ref. 25013]). •Synonym of Hirundichthys volador (Jordan 1884) -- (Parin & Belyanina 2002:S33 [ref. 28438]). Current status: Synonym of Hirundichthys volador (Jordan 1884). Exocoetidae. Habitat: marine.

orientalis, Hirundichthys indicus Shakhovskoy [I. B.] & Parin [N. V.] 2013:141, Fig. 9a [Voprosy Ikhtiologii v. 53 (no. 2); ref. 32656] Indian Ocean. 11°57S, 109°40'E, dip net. Holotype: ZUMM 23059. Paratypes: IORAS 03064 (1); SIO 61-537 (1), 61-724 (1); ZMUC P.34828 (1), 34819 (1). Plus non-type specimens. •Synonym of Hirundichthys indicus but a valid subspecies orientalis Shakhovskoy & Parin 2013 -- (Shakhovskoy 2018:49 [ref. 36429]). •Valid as Hirundichthys orientalis Shakhovskoy & Parin 2013. Current status: Valid as Hirundichthys orientalis Shakhovskoy & Parin 2013. Exocoetidae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean. Habitat: marine.

oxycephalus, Exocoetus Bleeker [P.] 1853:771 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 3 (no. 5); ref. 335] Jakarta, Java, Indonesia; Makassar, Sulawesi, Indonesia; New Guinea. Syntypes: (3) ?AMS I.58 (1) Macassar, BMNH 2012.11.8.3 (1) Bleeker Coll., MNHN B-0837 (1) Jakarta. •Valid as Cypselurus oxycephalus (Bleeker 1853) -- (Allen 2000:85 [ref. 37268]). •Valid as Hirundichthys oxycephalus (Bleeker 1853) subsepcies oxycephalus (Bleeker 1853) -- (Shakhovskoy 2018:49 [ref. 36429]). •Valid as Hirundichthys oxycephalus (Bleeker 1853) -- (Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:82 [ref. 6441], Paxton et al. 1989:334 [ref. 12442], Randall 1995:90 [ref. 22896], Parin 1996:306 [ref. 23179], Parin 1999:2177 [ref. 24786], Johnson 1999:724 [ref. 25471], Nakabo 2000:555 [ref. 25086], Parin in Randall & Lim 2000:600 [ref. 25122], Iwatsuki et al. 2000:97 [ref. 26368], Hutchins 2001:24 [ref. 25847], Kim et al. 2001:104 [ref. 25722], Nakabo 2002:555 [ref. 26001], Choi et al. 2003:221, 548 [ref. 26218], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S100 [ref. 27377], Mundy 2005:289 [ref. 28379], Paxton et al. 2006:729 [ref. 29073], Kharin & Saveliev 2011:551 [ref. 32456], Shakhovskoy & Parin 2013:522 [ref. 32929], Parin et al. 2014:195 [ref. 33547], Fourriére et al. 2016:456 [ref. 34668], Koeda et al. 2016:14 [ref. 35333], Motomura et al. 2017:66 [ref. 35490], Shakhovskoy 2018:49 [ref. 36429], Fricke et al. 2019:78 [ref. 36673], Kim et al. 2020:79 [ref. 39118], Psomadakis et al. 2020:345 [ref. 37272], Sonoyama et al. 2020:40 [ref. 37637], Shakhovskoy & Bogorodsky 2021:383 [ref. 38589], Furuhashi & Motomura 2022:8 [ref. 39607]). Current status: Valid as Hirundichthys oxycephalus (Bleeker 1853). Exocoetidae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Myanmar; Christmas Island and western Indonesia east to New Ireland (Papua New Guinea), north to Sea of Japan (Korea, Japan), south to Solomon Islands. Habitat: marine.

polleni, Exocoetus Bleeker [P.] 1865:130 [Nederlandsch Tijdschrift voor de Dierkunde v. 3; ref. 13341] Atlantic, 4°04'S, 32°44'W. Holotype (unique): RMNH 6974. •Synonym of Hirundichthys speculiger (Valenciennes 1847) -- (Parin 1973:266 [ref. 7191], Parin & Gibbs 1990:590 [ref. 16545], Shakhovskoy & Parin 2013:118 [ref. 32656]). Current status: Synonym of Hirundichthys speculiger (Valenciennes 1847). Exocoetidae. Habitat: marine.

polyethmus, Cypselurus Fowler [H. W.] 1919:10, Fig. 3 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 71; ref. 1397] Atlantic. Holotype (unique): ANSP 7493. Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:102 [ref. 13621]. •Synonym of Hirundichthys rondeletii (Valenciennes 1847) -- (Parin 1973:266 [ref. 7191], Parin & Gibbs 1990:589 [ref. 16545]). •Synonym of Hirundichthys volador (Jordan 1884) -- (Parin & Belyanina 2002:S33 [ref. 28438]). Current status: Synonym of Hirundichthys volador (Jordan 1884). Exocoetidae. Habitat: marine.

roberti, Exocoetus Müller [J.] & Troschel [F. H.] in Schomburgk 1848:675 [19] [The history of Barbados; comprising a geographical description of the island and an account of its geology and natural productions.; ref. 17812] Barbados, West Indies. Holotype (unique): ZMB 2903. Type catalog: Paepke & Seegers 1986:144 [ref. 19981]. Appeared first as above; reprinted in Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 1848:19. •Synonym of Hirundichthys affinis (Günther 1866) -- (Parin & Gibbs 1990:588 [ref. 16545] with question, Faloh-Gandarilla et al. 2016:30 [ref. 35195]). Current status: Uncertain as Hirundichthys affinis (Günther 1866). Exocoetidae. Habitat: marine.

rondeletii, Exocoetus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1847:115, Pl. 562 [not 528] [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 19; ref. 4883] Naples, Italy, Mediterranean Sea. Lectotype: MNHN A-2548. Paralectotypes: ?BMNH 1869.11.12.56 (1); MNHN A-2544 (1), A-2545 (1). Type catalog: Bruun 1937:184 [ref. 12982], Collette et al. 1997:12 [ref. 22813]. Lectotype established by Bruun 1937:184 [ref. 12982]. •Valid as Danichthys rondeletii (Valenciennes 1847) -- (Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:82 [ref. 6441], Nakabo 2000:555 [ref. 25086], Nakabo 2002:555 [ref. 26001]). •Valid as Hirundichthys rondeletii (Valenciennes 1847) -- (Parin 1973:265 [ref. 7191], Dor 1984:60 [ref. 29757], Parin in Whitehead et al. 1986:617 [ref. 13676], Heemstra & Parin 1986:394 [ref. 6293], Robins & Ray 1986:105 [ref. 23100] as rondeleti, Scott & Scott 1988:308 [ref. 25518] as rondeleti, Paxton et al. 1989:334 [ref. 12442], Pequeño 1989:50 [ref. 14125] as rondeletti, McAllister 1990:128 [ref. 14674] as rondeleti, Parin & Gibbs 1990:589 [ref. 16545], Boschung 1992:82 [ref. 23239] as rondeleti, Bianchi & Carpenter in Bianchi et al. 1993:147 [ref. 25472], Goren & Dor 1994:15 [ref. 25356], Gomon et al. 1994:388 [ref. 22532], Andrew et al. 1995:14 [ref. 38009], Parin in Fischer et al. 1995:1102 [ref. 22829], Grove & Lavenberg 1997:256 [ref. 24023] as rondeleti, Arruda 1997:64 [ref. 24952], Chirichigno F. & Vélez D. 1998:180 [ref. 24555], McEachran & Fechhelm 1998:952 [ref. 23897], Smith-Vaniz et al. 1999:173 [ref. 25013], Hutchins 2001:24 [ref. 25847], Bilecenoğlu et al. 2002:62 [ref. 26753], Choi et al. 2003:221, 548 [ref. 26218], Vera & Pequeño 2002:61 [ref. 28127], Parin & Belyanina 2002:S32, S37 [ref. 28438], Parin 2003:1130 [ref. 27018], Menezes in Menezes et al. 2003:68 [ref. 27192], Lobel & Lobel 2004:69 [ref. 27576], Nelson et al. 2004:100 [ref. 27807], Golani 2005:30 [ref. 37112], Love et al. 2005:65 [ref. 37547] as rondeleti, Paxton et al. 2006:730 [ref. 29073], Fricke et al. 2007:69 [ref. 29533], Lipej & Dulčić 2010:35 [ref. 36649], McCosker & Rosenblatt 2010:190 [ref. 30957] dated 1846, Page et al. 2013:102 [ref. 32708], Wirtz et al. 2014:4 [ref. 33516], Parin & Shakhovskoy 2016:2150 [ref. 34602], Fourriére et al. 2016:456 [ref. 34668], Del Moral-Flores et al. 2016:607 [ref. 34923], Nión et al. 2016:42 [ref. 35565] as Hyrundichthys, Carneiro et al. 2019:201 [ref. 37250], Elbaraasi et al. 2019:95 [ref. 36864], Kim et al. 2020:79 [ref. 39118], Kovačić et al. 2020:30 [ref. 37519], Golani 2021:32 [ref. 38303], Kim et al. 2021:98 [ref. 39117], Kovačić et al. 2021:53 [ref. 39014], Love et al. 2021:94 [ref. 39279], Fermon et al. 2022:270 [ref. 39448] with question). Current status: Valid as Hirundichthys rondeletii (Valenciennes 1847). Exocoetidae. Distribution: Mediterranean Sea; northeastern Atlantic (following Parin & Belyanina 2002:S33 [ref. 28438]); circumglobal according to other authors (in that case including Red Sea). Habitat: marine.

rubescens, Exocoetus Rafinesque [C. S.] 1818:205 [American Monthly Magazine and Critical Review v. 2 (no. 3); ref. 13337] Southwest of Newfoundland banks, Canada. No types known. •Questionably a synonym of Hirundichthys rondeletii (Valenciennes 1847) -- (Parin 1973:265 [ref. 7191], Parin & Gibbs 1990:589 [ref. 16545]). • Questionably a synonym of Hirundichthys volador (Jordan 1884) -- (Parin & Belyanina 2002:S32 [ref. 28438]). Current status: Uncertain as Hirundichthys rondeletii (Valenciennes 1847). Exocoetidae. Habitat: marine.

rufipinnis, Exocoetus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1847:99 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 19; ref. 4883] Payta, Peru. Holotype (unique): MNHN B-0838. Type catalog: Bruun 1937:182 [ref. 12982], Collette et al. 1997:13 [ref. 22813]. •Synonym of Hirundichthys rondeletii (Valenciennes 1847) -- (Parin 1973:265 [ref. 7191], Parin & Gibbs 1990:589 [ref. 16545]). •Valid as Hirundichthys rufipinnis (Valenciennes 1847) -- (Parin & Belyanina 2002:S40 [ref. 28438] dated to 1846, Gomon 2008:405 [ref. 30616], Wirtz et al. 2014:4 [ref. 33516], Stewart & Struthers 2015:963 [ref. 34274], Parin & Shakhovskoy 2016:2151 [ref. 34602], Parin et al. 2019:206 [ref. 37342], Shakhovskoy & Collette 2022:353 [ref. 39717], Carvalho-Filho 2023:89 [ref. 40480]). Current status: Valid as Hirundichthys rufipinnis (Valenciennes 1847). Exocoetidae. Distribution: Southern Hemisphere. Habitat: marine.

scylla, Exocoetus Cope [E. D.] 1871:481 [Transactions of the American Philosophical Society (New Series) v. 14 (pt 3) (art. 5); ref. 920] Coast of the Gulf of Mexico [said to be near Tobasco], Mexico. Holotype (unique): ANSP 7500. Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:103 [ref. 13621]. •Possible synonym of Hirundichthys affinis (Günther 1866) -- (Parin & Gibbs 1990:588 [ref. 16545] as seylla). Current status: Uncertain as Hirundichthys affinis (Günther 1866). Exocoetidae. Habitat: marine.

speculiger, Exocoetus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1847:94 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 19; ref. 4883] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Lectotype: MNHN B-0822. Paralectotypes: MNHN B-0823 (1), B-0824 (1), B-0825 (1), B-0826 (1), B-838 (?), 6365 (2). Type catalog: Bruun 1937:181 [ref. 12982], Collette et al. 1997:13 [ref. 22813]. Lectotype established by Bruun 1937:181 [ref. 12982]. Date often wrongly given as 1846. •Valid as Cypselurus speculiger (Valenciennes 1847) -- (Chen et al. 1997:27 [ref. 26476], Parin 2003:1131 [ref. 27018], Heemstra et al. 2004:3317 [ref. 27945], Paxton et al. 2006:730 [ref. 29073], Paxton et al. 2006:730 [ref. 29073]). •Valid as Hirundichthys speculiger (Valenciennes 1847) -- (Parin 1973:266 [ref. 7191], Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:82 [ref. 6441], Parin in Whitehead et al. 1986:618 [ref. 13676], Heemstra & Parin 1986:395 [ref. 6293], Paxton et al. 1989:334 [ref. 12442], Paulin et al. 1989:143 [ref. 24556], Winterbottom et al. 1989:15 [ref. 13251], Parin & Gibbs 1990:590 [ref. 16545], Cervigón 1992:319 [ref. 23827], Parin in Fischer et al. 1995:1102 [ref. 22829], Parin 1996:306 [ref. 23179], Grove & Lavenberg 1997:256 [ref. 24023], Monteiro et al. 1998:400 [ref. 23732], Chirichigno F. & Vélez D. 1998:177 [ref. 24555], Fricke 1999:123 [ref. 24106], Parin 1999:2177 [ref. 24786], Nakabo 2000:555 [ref. 25086], Parin in Randall & Lim 2000:600 [ref. 25122], Hutchins 2001:24 [ref. 25847], Nakabo 2002:555 [ref. 26001], Menezes in Menezes et al. 2003:68 [ref. 27192], Myers & Donaldson 2003:615 [ref. 27495], Nelson et al. 2004:100 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:65 [ref. 37547], Mundy 2005:290 [ref. 28379], McCosker & Rosenblatt 2010:190 [ref. 30957], Motomura et al. 2010:82 [ref. 31256], Fricke et al. 2011:370 [ref. 31242], Shakhovskoy & Parin 2013:118 [ref. 32656], Page et al. 2013:102 [ref. 32708], Psomadakis et al. 2015:181 [ref. 34104], Stewart & Struthers 2015:964 [ref. 34274], Parin & Shakhovskoy 2016:2152 [ref. 34602], Fourriére et al. 2016:456 [ref. 34668], Del Moral-Flores et al. 2016:607 [ref. 34923], Shakhovskoy 2018:48 [ref. 36429], Brown et al. 2019:165 [ref. 36444], Carneiro et al. 2019:201 [ref. 37250], Jayakumar et al. 2019:703 [ref. 37111], Parin et al. 2019:209 [ref. 37342], Psomadakis et al. 2020:345 [ref. 37272], Ray et al. 2020:1562 [ref. 37946], Caires et al. in Marceniuk et al. 2021:304 [ref. 38945], Kovačić et al. 2021:87 [ref. 39014], Love et al. 2021:94 [ref. 39279], Shakhovskoy & Bogorodsky 2021:383 [ref. 38589], Fermon et al. 2022:271 [ref. 39448] possible, Shakhovskoy & Collette 2022:353 [ref. 39717], Carvalho-Filho 2023:89 [ref. 40480], Martínez-Servín et al. 2023:113 [ref. 40726]). Current status: Valid as Hirundichthys speculiger (Valenciennes 1847). Exocoetidae. Distribution: Circumglobal in tropical through warm temperate seas (including Caribbean Sea). Habitat: marine.

vinciguerrae, Exocoetus Jordan [D. S.] & Meek [S. E.] 1885:56 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 8 (no. 483); ref. 2489] 46°N, 61°W, open sea off Newfoundland, Canada. Holotype: USNM 21870. Paratypes: ANSP 7496 (1), ?ANSP 7485 (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:103 [ref. 13621] with ANSP 7485 [holotype of Cypselurus hyperistius Fowler 1919] as second paratype although it was not labeled or cataloged as such. Type catalog: Collette et al. 1992:7 [ref. 19410]. •Synonym of Hirundichthys rondeletii (Valenciennes 1847) -- (Parin 1973:266 [ref. 7191], Parin & Gibbs 1990:589 [ref. 16545]). •Synonym of Hirundichthys volador (Jordan 1884) -- (Parin & Belyanina 2002:S33 [ref. 28438]). Current status: Synonym of Hirundichthys volador (Jordan 1884). Exocoetidae. Habitat: marine.

volador, Exocoetus Jordan [D. S.] 1884:34 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 7 (no. 404); ref. 13340] Pensacola, Florida, U.S.A. Holotype (unique): USNM 34975. Type catalog: Collette et al. 1992:7 [ref. 19410]. •Synonym of Hirundichthys rondeletii (Valenciennes 1847) -- (Parin 1973:266 [ref. 7191], Parin & Gibbs 1990:589 [ref. 16545]). •Valid as Hirundichthys volador (Jordan 1884) -- (Parin & Belyanina 2002:S32 [ref. 28438], Parin & Shakhovskoy 2016:2153 [ref. 34602], Carneiro et al. 2019:202 [ref. 37250], Parin et al. 2019:214 [ref. 37342]). Current status: Valid as Hirundichthys volador (Jordan 1884). Exocoetidae. Distribution: Subtropical Atlantic: including Gulf of Mexico. Habitat: marine.