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 |
|---|---|---|
| Hirundichthys ilma (Clarke, 1899) | ExocoetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hirundichthys indicus Shakhovskoy & Parin, 2013 | ExocoetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| bladewing flyingfishHirundichthys marginatus (Nichols & Breder, 1928) | ExocoetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hirundichthys oxycephalus (Bleeker, 1853) | ExocoetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| blackwing flyingfishHirundichthys rondeletii (Valenciennes, 1847) | ExocoetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hirundichthys socotranus (Steindachner, 1902) | ExocoetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| mirrorwing flying-fishHirundichthys speculiger (Valenciennes, 1847) | ExocoetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hirundichthys volador (Jordan, 1884) | ExocoetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| sailfin flyingfishParexocoetus brachypterus (Richardson, 1846) | ExocoetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Parexocoetus hillianus (Gosse, 1851) | ExocoetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Parexocoetus mento (Valenciennes, 1847) | ExocoetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Prognichthys brevipinnis (Valenciennes, 1847) | ExocoetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| gyre flyingfishPrognichthys gibbifrons (Valenciennes, 1847) | ExocoetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Prognichthys glaphyrae Parin, 1999 | ExocoetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| bluntnose flyingfishPrognichthys occidentalis Parin, 1999 | ExocoetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| sailor flyingfishPrognichthys sealei Abe, 1955 | ExocoetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Panamic flyingfishPrognichthys tringa Breder, 1928 | 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.