Species that contain: Hirundichthys and albimaculatus [ 2 ] records

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.

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.