''Hirundichthys'' is a

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flying fish The Exocoetidae are a family (biology), family of Saltwater fish, marine Actinopterygii, ray-finned fish in the order (biology), order Beloniformes, known colloquially as flying fish or flying cod. About 64 species are grouped in seven genus, ge ...

. They have elongated, moderately thick, ventrally flattened bodies. The pectoral branch of the lateral line is absent. The upper jaw is not protrusible. The

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has fewer or equal (rarely one more) rays than the

anal fin Fins are moving appendages protruding from the body of fish that interact with water to generate thrust and help the fish swim. Apart from the tail or caudal fin, fish fins have no direct connection with the back bone and are supported o ...

; the dorsal fin is low, with the anterior rays the longest, the

pectoral fin Fins are moving appendages protruding from the body of fish that interact with water to generate thrust and help the fish aquatic locomotion, swim. Apart from the tail or caudal fin, fish fins have no direct connection with the vertebral column ...

s are strikingly long, reaching to or almost to

caudal fin Fins are moving appendages protruding from the body of fish that interact with water to generate thrust and help the fish swim. Apart from the tail or caudal fin, fish fins have no direct connection with the back bone and are supported only ...

base;

pelvic fin Pelvic fins or ventral fins are paired fins located on the ventral (belly) surface of fish, and are the lower of the only two sets of paired fins (the other being the laterally positioned pectoral fins). The pelvic fins are homologous to the hi ...

s 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 ''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 mo ...

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, 1923) (Coromandel flyingfish) * '' Hirundichthys ilma'' ( F. E. Clarke, 1899) * '' Hirundichthys indicus'' Shakhovskoy & Parin, 2013Shakhovskoy, I.B. & Parin, N.V. (2013): A Review of Flying Fishes of the Subgenus ''Hirundichthys'' (genus ''Hirundichthys'', Exocoetidae). 1. Oceanic species: ''H. speculiger'', ''H. indicus sp''. nova. ''Voprosy ikhtiologii, 53 (2): 133–162.'' ** '' Hirundichthys indicus indicus''

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Hirundichthys indicus orientalis ''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 mo ...

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Hirundichthys marginatus ''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 mo ...

'' ( Nichols & Breder, 1928) (banded flyingfish) * ''

Hirundichthys oxycephalus ''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 mo ...

'' ( Bleeker, 1853) ** ''

Hirundichthys oxycephalus frereensis ''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 mo ...

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Hirundichthys oxycephalus oxycephalus ''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 mo ...

'' ( Bleeker, 1853) (bony flyingfish) * ''

Hirundichthys rufipinnis ''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 mo ...

'' (Valenciennes, 1847) (Redfin flyingfish) * ''

Hirundichthys rondeletii ''Hirundichthys rondeletii'', the black wing flyingfish, is a species of flying fish from the family Exocoetidae which is found throughout the tropical and subtropical waters of the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Description ''Hirundichthys ...

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, 1847) (blackwing flyingfish) * '' Hirundichthys socotranus'' (

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, 1902) * '' Hirundichthys speculiger'' (

, 1847) (mirrorwing flyingfish) * '' Hirundichthys volador'' (Jordan, 1884)

References

Cypsellurinae {{Beloniformes-stub