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Hirundichthys
''Hirundichthys'' is a genus of flying fish. They have elongated, moderately thick, ventrally flattened bodies. The pectoral branch of the lateral line is absent. The upper jaw is not protrusible. The dorsal fin has fewer or equal (rarely one more) rays than the anal fin; the dorsal fin is low, with the anterior rays the longest, the pectoral fins are strikingly long, reaching to or almost to caudal fin Fins are distinctive anatomical features composed of bony spines or rays protruding from the body of a fish. They are covered with skin and joined together either in a webbed fashion, as seen in most bony fish, or similar to a flipper, as s ... base; pelvic fins are long, reaching beyond the anal fin origin, and their insertion is closer to the anal fin origin than to the pectoral fin insertion. Species Twelve species in this genus are recognized: * ''Hirundichthys affinis'' (Albert Günther, Günther, 1866) (fourwing flyingfish) * ''Hirundichthys albimaculatus'' (Henry W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hirundichthys Ilma
''Hirundichthys'' is a genus of flying fish. They have elongated, moderately thick, ventrally flattened bodies. The pectoral branch of the lateral line is absent. The upper jaw is not protrusible. The dorsal fin has fewer or equal (rarely one more) rays than the anal fin; the dorsal fin is low, with the anterior rays the longest, the pectoral fins are strikingly long, reaching to or almost to caudal fin base; pelvic fins are long, reaching beyond the anal fin origin, and their insertion is closer to the anal fin origin than to the pectoral fin insertion. Species Twelve species in this genus are recognized: * '' Hirundichthys affinis'' ( Günther, 1866) (fourwing flyingfish) * '' Hirundichthys albimaculatus'' ( Fowler, 1934) (whitespot flyingfish) * '' Hirundichthys coromandelensis'' (Hornell, 1923) (Coromandel flyingfish) * '' Hirundichthys ilma'' ( F. E. Clarke, 1899) * '' Hirundichthys indicus'' Shakhovskoy & Parin, 2013Shakhovskoy, I.B. & Parin, N.V. (2013): A Review of Flyin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |