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''Cypselurus'' is a
genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...
of
flying fish The Exocoetidae are a family of marine fish in the order Beloniformes class Actinopterygii, known colloquially as flying fish or flying cod. About 64 species are grouped in seven to nine genera. While they cannot fly in the same way a bird ...
in the
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Exocoetidae The Exocoetidae are a family of marine fish in the order Beloniformes class Actinopterygii, known colloquially as flying fish or flying cod. About 64 species are grouped in seven to nine genera. While they cannot fly in the same way a bir ...
.


Species

Currently, there are twelve recognized species in this genus: * '' Cypselurus angusticeps'' (
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& Breder, 1935)
— narrowhead flying fish * '' Cypselurus callopterus'' ( Günther, 1866) — ornamented flying fish, beautyfin flying fish * '' Cypselurus comatus'' ( Mitchill, 1815) — clearwing flying fish * '' Cypselurus hexazona'' (
Bleeker Bleeker is a Dutch occupational surname. Bleeker is an old spelling of ''(linnen)bleker'' ("linen bleacher").Cypselurus hiraii'' ( T. Abe, 1953) * '' Cypselurus longibarbus'' (Parin, 1861) * '' Cypselurus naresii'' ( Günther, 1889) — Pharao flying fish * '' Cypselurus oligolepis'' (
Bleeker Bleeker is a Dutch occupational surname. Bleeker is an old spelling of ''(linnen)bleker'' ("linen bleacher").Cypselurus opisthopus'' (
Bleeker Bleeker is a Dutch occupational surname. Bleeker is an old spelling of ''(linnen)bleker'' ("linen bleacher").Cypselurus poecilopterus'' (
Valenciennes Valenciennes (, also , , ; nl, label=also Dutch, Valencijn; pcd, Valincyinnes or ; la, Valentianae) is a commune in the Nord department, Hauts-de-France, France. It lies on the Scheldt () river. Although the city and region experienced a ...
, 1847)
- yellow-wing flying fish * '' Cypselurus simus'' (
Valenciennes Valenciennes (, also , , ; nl, label=also Dutch, Valencijn; pcd, Valincyinnes or ; la, Valentianae) is a commune in the Nord department, Hauts-de-France, France. It lies on the Scheldt () river. Although the city and region experienced a ...
, 1847)
— short-nosed flying fish * '' Cypselurus starksi'' ( T. Abe, 1953)


See also

* Shakhovskoy, I.B., and N.V. Parin (2019). A review of the flying fish genus Cypselurus (Beloniformes: Exocoetidae). Part 1. Revision of the subgenus Zonocypselurus Parin and Bogorodsky, 2011 with descriptions of one new subgenus, four new species and two new subspecies and reinstatement of one species as valid. Zootaxa 4589(1): 1–71.


References

Cypsellurinae Taxa named by William John Swainson Marine fish genera {{Beloniformes-stub