Hirundichthys indicus indicus

Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Exocoetoidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha
Subcohors: Neoteleostei
Infracohors: Eurypterygia
Sectio: Ctenosquamata
Subsectio: Acanthomorphata
Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii
Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae
Series: Ovalentaria
Superordo: Atherinomorphae
Ordo: Beloniformes
Subordo: Belonoidei
Superfamilia: Exocoetoidea

Familia: Exocoetidae
Subfamilia: Cypselurinae
Genus: Hirundichthys
Subgenus: Hirundichthys (Hirundichthys)
Subspecies: Hirundichthys indicus indicus

Name

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Hirundichthys indicus indicus Shakhovskoy & Parin, 2013

  • Holotype: ZMMU 23058.
  • Paratypes: ZMUC unnumbered (1); IORAS 03050 (1), 03053 (1), 03020 (1), 03223 (1).

Type locality: [Indian Ocean, SE off Zanzibar] RV “Vityaz”, cruise 31, st. 4677, 8°51'S, 41°52'E [1], captured on surface.

Etymology: The species name reflects its occurrence in the Indian Ocean.

References

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  • Shakhovskoy, 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. / Journal of Ichthyology, 53 (2): 117–145.