Ornamented flying fish
The ornamented flying fish, or beautyfin flying fish (Cypselurus callopterus) ,[2] is a species of flying fish of the genus Cypselurus in the family Exocoetidae.[3] The British ichthyologist Albert Günther first described it in 1866 in his eight-volume Catalogue of Fishes (1859–1870).
| Ornamented flying fish | |
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| C. callopterus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Beloniformes |
| Family: | Exocoetidae |
| Genus: | Cypselurus |
| Species: | C. callopterus |
| Binomial name | |
| Cypselurus callopterus Günther, 1866 | |
| Synonyms | |
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References
- Collette, B. (2010). "Cypselurus callopterus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T184010A8217133. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T184010A8217133.en.
- Parin, N.V. (1995) "Exocoetidae. Peces voladores.", p. 1091-1103. In W. Fischer, F. Krupp, W. Schneider, C. Sommer, K.E. Carpenter and V. Niem (eds.) Guia FAO para Identification de Especies para lo Fines de la Pesca. Pacifico Centro-Oriental. 3 Vols. FAO, Rome.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). Species of Cypselurus in FishBase. April 2014 version.
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