CAAB: 37233029
Species Hirundichthys indicus Shakhovskoy & Parin, 2013
- Hirundichthys indicus indicus Shakhovskoy, I.B. & Parin, N.V. 2013. A review of flying fishes of the subgenus Hirundichthys (genus Hirundichthys, Exocoetidae). 1. Oceanic species: H. speculiger, H. indicus sp nova. Voprosy Ikhtiologii 53(2): 133-162 [in Russian, English translation in Journal of Ichthyology 53(2): 117–145] [133, fig. 9c].
Type data:
Holotype ZMMU 23058, east of Tanzania [8°51'S, 41°52'E].
Paratype(s) IOAN 03020; IOAN 03050; IOAN 03053; IOAN 03223; ZMMU. - Hirundichthys indicus orientalis Shakhovskoy, I.B. & Parin, N.V. 2013. A review of flying fishes of the subgenus Hirundichthys (genus Hirundichthys, Exocoetidae). 1. Oceanic species: H. speculiger, H. indicus sp nova. Voprosy Ikhtiologii 53(2): 133-162 [in Russian, English translation in Journal of Ichthyology 53(2): 117–145] [141, fig. 9a].
Type data:
Holotype ZMMU 23059 male, Eastern Indian Ocean, Vityaz Cruise 31, St 4527 [11°57′ S, 109°40′ E].
Paratype(s) IOAN 03064 female, Eastern Indian Ocean, Vityaz, st. 4537 [12°02 S, 107°16 E]; SIO 61–537; SIO 61–724; ZMUC P 34828; ZMUC P 34829.
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Hirundichthys speculiger (Valenciennes, 1847) [misidentification]. —
Parin, N.V. & Lakshminaraiana, D. 1993. Flying fishes (Exocoetidae) in coastal waters of Southeastern India. Voprosy Ikhtiologii 33(1): 53–60 - Hirundichthys coromandelensis (Hornell, 1923) [misidentification]. —
Parin, N.V. 1961. Study of flying fish fauna (Family Exocoetidae) in Pacific and Indian Oceans. Trudy Instituta Okeanologii. Akademiya Nauk SSSR. Moskva 43: 40–91
Introduction
Shakhovskoy & Parin (2013) divided the species into a western Indian Ocean (indicus) and an eastern Indian Ocean subspecies (orientalis).
Distribution
Extra Distribution Information
Christmas Island territory (12°02 S, 107°16 E and 12°04 S, 105°44 E); tropical, Indian Ocean (subspecies Eastern Indian Ocean)
IMCRA
Christmas Island Province (23)
Ecological Descriptors
Epipelagic, neritic.
General References
Shakhovskoy, I.B. & Parin, N.W. 2013. A review of flying fishes of the subgenus Hirundichthys (genus Hirundichthys, Exocoetidae). Part 2. Nerito-oceanic species: H. oxycephalus, H. affinis. Journal of Ichthyology 53(8): 509-540 [in Russian in Voprosy Ikhtiologii, 2013, Vol. 53, No. 5, pp. 507–539.]
History of changes
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BELONIFORMES | 29-Apr-2013 | ADDED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |