Hirundichthys indicus indicus

Taxonavigation

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

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

• 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.