A branch of the living world.
110,000 accepted animal species, linked through classification, synonyms, distributions and source literature.
These attributed records come from Catalogue of Life, 2026-09-11. Detail varies; they are not all fully researched, illustrated articles. Browse researched folklore and fiction.
Matches documented source distribution records. Geographic coverage is incomplete.
Family: Exocoetidae · Clear filter
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Cheilopogon abei Parin, 1996 | ExocoetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cheilopogon agoo (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846) | ExocoetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cheilopogon arcticeps (Günther, 1866) | ExocoetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| glider flyingfishCheilopogon atrisignis (Jenkins, 1903) | ExocoetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cheilopogon californicus (Cooper, 1863) | ExocoetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| marginated flyingfishCheilopogon cyanopterus (Valenciennes, 1847) | ExocoetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cheilopogon doederleinii (Steindachner, 1887) | ExocoetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| blackspot flyingfishCheilopogon dorsomacula (Fowler, 1944) | ExocoetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| bandwing flyingfishCheilopogon exsiliens (Linnaeus, 1771) | ExocoetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| spotfin flyingfishCheilopogon furcatus (Mitchill, 1815) | ExocoetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Atlantic flying-fishCheilopogon heterurus (Rafinesque, 1810) | ExocoetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cheilopogon hubbsi (Parin, 1961) | ExocoetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cheilopogon intermedius Parin, 1961 | ExocoetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cheilopogon katoptron (Bleeker, 1865) | ExocoetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cheilopogon marisrubri Shakhovskoy & Parin, 2019 | ExocoetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cheilopogon melanocercus (Ogilby, 1885) | ExocoetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Atlantic flyingfishCheilopogon melanurus (Valenciennes, 1847) | ExocoetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| blacksail flyingfishCheilopogon nigricans (Bennett, 1840) | ExocoetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cheilopogon olgae Parin, 2009 | ExocoetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| butterfly flyingfishCheilopogon papilio (Clark, 1936) | ExocoetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bennett's flying fishCheilopogon pinnatibarbatus (Bennett, 1831) | ExocoetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cheilopogon pitcairnensis (Nichols & Breder, 1935) | ExocoetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| stained flyingfishCheilopogon spilonotopterus (Bleeker, 1865) | ExocoetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cheilopogon suttoni (Whitley & Colefax, 1938) | ExocoetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cheilopogon unicolor (Valenciennes, 1847) | ExocoetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cheilopogon ventralis (Nichols & Breder, 1935) | ExocoetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| whitetip flyingfishCheilopogon xenopterus (Gilbert, 1890) | ExocoetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| narrowhead flyingfishCypselurus angusticeps Nichols & Breder, 1935 | ExocoetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cypselurus bosha Shakhovskoy & Parin, 2019 | ExocoetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| beautyfin flyingfishCypselurus callopterus (Günther, 1866) | ExocoetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| clearwing flyingfishCypselurus comatus (Mitchill, 1815) | ExocoetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cypselurus hexazona (Bleeker, 1853) | ExocoetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cypselurus hiraii Abe, 1953 | ExocoetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cypselurus longibarbus (Parin, 1961) | ExocoetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| pharao flyingfishCypselurus naresii (Günther, 1889) | ExocoetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cypselurus oligolepis (Bleeker, 1865) | ExocoetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cypselurus olpar Shakhovskoy & Parin, 2019 | ExocoetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cypselurus opisthopus (Bleeker, 1865) | ExocoetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cypselurus poecilopterus (Valenciennes, 1847) | ExocoetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cypselurus simus (Valenciennes, 1847) | ExocoetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cypselurus starksi Abe, 1953 | ExocoetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Exocoetus gibbosus Parin & Shakhovskoy, 2000 | ExocoetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| barbel flyingfishExocoetus monocirrhus Richardson, 1846 | ExocoetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| oceanic two-wing flyingfishExocoetus obtusirostris Günther, 1866 | ExocoetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Exocoetus peruvianus Parin & Shakhovskoy, 2000 | ExocoetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| flying fishExocoetus volitans Linnaeus, 1758 | ExocoetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Fodiator rostratus (Günther, 1866) | ExocoetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| fourwing flyingfishHirundichthys affinis (Günther, 1866) | ExocoetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hirundichthys albimaculatus (Fowler, 1934) | ExocoetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hirundichthys coromandelensis (Hornell, 1923) | ExocoetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Source and selection
Bánki, O., Roskov, Y., Döring, M., Ower, G., Hernández Robles, D. R., Plata Corredor, C. A., Stjernegaard Jeppesen, T., Örn, A., Pape, T., Hobern, D., Garnett, S., Little, H., DeWalt, R. E., Miller, J., Orrell, T., Aalbu, R., Abbott, J., Aedo, C., Aescht, E., et al. (2026). Catalogue of Life (Version 2026-09-11). Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgz5n
First records in source order under phylum quotas, then source-order overflow if a quota is short. This is a selective snapshot. Source name strings can include author names, which are also searchable.