Hirundichthys indicus Shakhovskoy & Parin, 2013
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.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Hirundichthys indicus Shakhovskoy & Parin, 2013
- Name authority
- Shakhovskoy & Parin, 2013
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Beloniformes
- Family
- Exocoetidae
- Genus
- Hirundichthys
- 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
- genusHirundichthys Breder, 1928
- speciesHirundichthys indicus Shakhovskoy & Parin, 2013
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Hirundichthys. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| fourwing flyingfishHirundichthys affinis (Günther, 1866) | ExocoetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hirundichthys coromandelensis (Hornell, 1923) | ExocoetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hirundichthys ilma (Clarke, 1899) | 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 albimaculatus (Fowler, 1934) | ExocoetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| bladewing flyingfishHirundichthys marginatus (Nichols & Breder, 1928) | ExocoetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hirundichthys volador (Jordan, 1884) | 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 |
|---|---|
| Hirundichthys indicus indicus Shakhovskoy & Parin, 2013 Shakhovskoy & Parin, 2013 | synonym |
| Hirundichthys indicus orientalis Shakhovskoy & Parin, 2013 Shakhovskoy & Parin, 2013 | 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.
- Shakhovskoy, I. B., Parin N V H speculiger, & indicus sp nova, H. (2013). A Review of Flying Fishes of the Subgenus Hirundichthys (genus Hirundichthys, Exocoetidae). 1. Oceanic species. Voprosy Ikhtiologii, / Journal of Ichthyology, 53. https://doi.org/10.1134/s003294521301013x 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:3M4QM. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.