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Ornamented flying fish

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Ornamented flying fish
C. callopterus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Beloniformes
Family: Exocoetidae
Genus: Cypselurus
Species:
C. callopterus
Binomial name
Cypselurus callopterus
Günther, 1866
Synonyms
  • Exocoetus callopterus Günther, 1866

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).

References

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  1. ^ Collette, B. (2010). "Cypselurus callopterus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T184010A8217133. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T184010A8217133.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Cypselurus". FishBase. April 2014 version.