Species Exocoetus volitans Linnaeus, 1758
Cosmopolitan Flyingfish, Common Flying-fish, Cosmopolitan Flying-fish, Tropical Two Wing Flyingfish, Two-wing Flyingfish
- Exocoetus volitans Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundem classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentis, synonymis, locis. Editio decima, reformata. Holmiae : Laurentii Salvii Vol. 1 10, 824 pp. [316].
Type data:
Syntype(s) ZIUU Linn. Coll. 59, European and American seas.Secondary source:
Bruun, A.F. 1934. Notes on the Linnean type-specimens of flying fishes (Exocoetidae). Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Zoology 39(263): 133-135 [133]. - Exocoetus volitans vagabundus Whitley, G.P. 1937. The Middleton and Elizabeth Reefs, South Pacific Ocean. The Australian Zoologist 8(4): 199-231 figs 13-14 [216].
Type data:
Holotype AM IA.6854, Tasman Sea about halfway between Sydney, NSW and Lord Howe Island.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Parin, N.V. & Shakhovskoy, I.B. 2000. A review of the flying fish genus Exocoetus (Exocoetidae) with descriptions of two new species from the southern Pacific Ocean. Journal of Ichthyology 40(Suppl. 1): 31-63 [33]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Off south-western WA Wollongong, NSW but not in Arafura Sea, name has been misapplied to other species and many literature records cannot be confirmed, including those from the NT, many southern records were probably misdentified E. monocirrhus; tropical, subtropical, circumglobal.
IMCRA
Central Eastern Province (12), Central Eastern Transition (15), Kenn Transition (16), Kenn Province (17), Northeast Province (18), Northeast Transition (19), Timor Province (2), Cape Province (20), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Northwest Transition (3), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northwest Province (4), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41), Central Western Transition (5)
Other Regions
Coral Sea Islands Territory
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Oceanic, pelagic.
Extra Ecological Information
Depth range: 0-200 m.
General References
Gomon, M.F. 1994. Families Exocoetidae, Hemiramphidae, Scomberesocidae. pp. 383-393 figs 343-351 in Gomon, M.F., Glover, C.J.M. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). The Fishes of Australia's South Coast. Adelaide : State Printer 992 pp. 810 figs. [387]
Gomon, M.F. 2008. Family Exocoetidae. pp. 402-405 in Gomon, M.F., Bray, D.J. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). Fishes of Australia's Southern Coast. Sydney : Reed New Holland 928 pp. [404]
Hutchins, J.B. 2001. Checklist of the fishes of Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 63: 9-50 [24]
McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part I. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5: 1–144 [104] (in part, other species misidentified as this species)
Munro, I.S.R. 1961. Handbook of Australian fishes. Nos 1–42. Australian Fisheries Newsletter 15–17, 19, 20: 1-172 [published as separates 1956–1961] [57] (409)
Parin, N.V. 1996. On the species composition of the flying fish species (Exocoetidae) in the west-central part of the tropical Pacific Ocean. Voprosy Ikhtiologii 36(3): 300-307 [English transl. in J. Ichthyol. 36(5): 357–364]
Parin, N.V. 1999. Family Exocoetidae. pp. 2162-2179 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, T.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 4 pp. 2069-2790. [2176]
Parin, N.V. & Shakhovskoy, I.B. 2000. A review of the flying fish genus Exocoetus (Exocoetidae) with descriptions of two new species from the southern Pacific Ocean. Journal of Ichthyology 40(Suppl. 1): 31-63 [33]
Paxton, J.R., J.E. Gates, D.F. Hoese & D.J. Bray 2006. Exocoetidae. pp. 723-731 in Hoese, D.F., Bray, D.J., Paxton, J.R. & Allen, G.R. Fishes. In, Beesley, P.L. & Wells, A. (eds) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 35. Volume 35 Australia : ABRS & CSIRO Publishing Parts 1-3, 2178 pp. [729]
Stewart, A.L. & Struthers, C.D. 2015. Family Exocoetidae. pp. 954-964 in Roberts, C.D., Stewart, A.L. & Struthers, C.D. The Fishes of New Zealand. Wellington : Te Papa Press Vol. 3 pp. 577-1152. [961]
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [39] (584, as Exocoetus volitans vagabundus)
Common Name References
Gomon, M.F., Glover, C.J.M. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds) 1994. The Fishes of Australia's South Coast. Adelaide : State Printer 992 pp. 810 figs. [387] (Cosmopolitan Flyingfish, Two-wing Flyingfish)
Grant, E.M. 1975. Guide to Fishes. Brisbane : Queensland Government, Co-ordinator General’s Department 640 pp. [108] (Common Flying-fish)
Munro, I.S.R. 1961. Handbook of Australian fishes. Nos 1–42. Australian Fisheries Newsletter 15–17, 19, 20: 1-172 [published as separates 1956–1961] [57] (Cosmopolitan Flying-fish)
Parin, N.V. 1999. Family Exocoetidae. pp. 2162-2179 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, T.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 4 pp. 2069-2790. [2176] (FAO) (Tropical Two Wing Flyingfish)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Cosmopolitan Flyingfish)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29-Mar-2018 | BELONIFORMES | 19-Mar-2018 | MODIFIED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
| 27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |