Ornamented flying fish

Species of fish

Ornamented flying fish

C. callopterus

Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]

Scientific 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.

Taxon identifiers

Cypselurus callopterus|

* Wikidata: Q2496801
* CoL: 33JBM
* FishBase: 13691
* GBIF: 5207925
* iNaturalist: 98957
* IRMNG: 10570664
* ITIS: 645247
* IUCN: 184010
* NCBI: 938386
* OBIS: 278730
* Open Tree of Life: 374878
* WoRMS: 278730