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Exocoetus volitans
Linnaeus, 1758
- tropical two-wing flyingfish
(fish)
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Exocoetus (Genus)
..Exocoetus gibbosus (Species)
..Exocoetus monocirrhus (Species) - barbel flyingfish
..Exocoetus obtusirostris (Species) - oceanic two-wing flyingfish
..Exocoetus peruvianus (Species)
..Exocoetus volitans (Species) - tropical two-wing flyingfish
Authorship
SN2000 author citation
:
C. Linnaeus, 1758
Original name, rank, combination & spelling
:
Linnaeus, C. 1758.
Syst. Nat.
(ed. 10)
1
: 316.
Types
Type, by monotypy, of
:
Exocoetus
(Genus)
Linnaeus, 1758
Synonyms
Synonymous name
:
Exocaetus commersonnii
Lacepède, 1803
Ref:
Species 2000, 2003
Synonymous name
:
Exocaetus volans
Solander, 1846
Ref:
Species 2000, 2003
Synonymous name
:
Exocaetus volitans
Linnaeus, 1758
Ref:
Species 2000, 2003
Synonymous name
:
Exocetus volitans
Linnaeus, 1758
Ref:
Species 2000, 2003
Synonymous name
:
Exocoetus commersonii
Lacepède, 1803
Ref:
Species 2000, 2003
Synonymous name
:
Exocoetus commersonnii
Lacepède, 1803
Ref:
Species 2000, 2003
Synonymous name
:
Exocoetus evolans
Linnaeus, 1766
Ref:
Species 2000, 2003
Synonymous name
:
Exocoetus volans
Solander, 1846
Ref:
Species 2000, 2003
Synonymous name
:
Exocoetus volitans vagabundus
Whitley, 1937
Ref:
Species 2000, 2003
Synonymous name
:
Halocypselus evolans
(C. Linnaeus, 1766)
Ref:
Species 2000, 2003
Vernacular Names (English)
Full name
:
tropical two-wing flyingfish
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