barbel flyingfish
Exocoetus monocirrhus Richardson, 1846
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Exocoetus monocirrhus is a species of fish in the family Exocoetidae.
Exocoetus monocirrhus mainly inhabit the warm waters of the Indian and Pacific Oceans. The species is found at a Sea Surface Temperature of 22-30°C.
Wikipedia contributors, Exocoetus monocirrhus; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T06:38:25.753537+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Exocoetus monocirrhus Richardson, 1846
- Name authority
- Richardson, 1846
- Common name
- barbel flyingfish
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Beloniformes
- Family
- Exocoetidae
- Genus
- Exocoetus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderBeloniformes
- familyExocoetidae Risso, 1827
- genusExocoetus Linnaeus, 1758
- speciesExocoetus monocirrhus Richardson, 1846
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Exocoetus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| flying fishExocoetus volitans Linnaeus, 1758 | ExocoetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Exocoetus gibbosus Parin & Shakhovskoy, 2000 | 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 |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Halocypselus borodini Nichols & Breder, 1932 Nichols & Breder, 1932 | synonym |
| Exocoetus georgianus Valenciennes, 1847 Valenciennes, 1847 | synonym |
| Exocaetus monocirrhus Richardson, 1846 Richardson, 1846 | synonym |
| Exocoetus melanopus Günther, 1868 Günther, 1868 | synonym |
| Exocoetus monocirrous Richardson, 1846 Richardson, 1846 | synonym |
| Halocypselus borodoni Nichols & Breder, 1932 Nichols & Breder, 1932 | synonym |
| Halacypselurus borodini Nichols & Breder, 1932 Nichols & Breder, 1932 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Richardson, J. (1846). Report on the ichthyology of the seas of China and Japan. Report of the British Association for the Advancement of Science 15th Meeting [1845]:, 187–320. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3DN8Y. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.