Species Hirundichthys speculiger (Valenciennes, 1847)
Mirrorwing Flyingfish, Black-finned Flying-fish, Mirror-finned Flying-fish
- Exocoetus speculiger Valenciennes, A. in Cuvier, G.L. & Valenciennes, A. 1847. Histoire Naturelle des Poissons. Paris : Levrault Vol. 19 544 pp. pls 554-590. [94].
Type data:
Lectotype MNHP B-0822, Mauritius.
Paralectotype(s) MNHP B-0823; MNHP B-838 (possible paralectotype); MNHP 6365 2 specimens; MNHP B-0824; MNHP B-0825; MNHP B-0826.Subsequent designation references:
Bruun, A.F. 1937. Notes sur les types des Exocets décrits par Cuvier et Valenciennes. Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris [published 1907-1971] 2 9(3): 180-187 [181]. - Exocoetus nigripennis Valenciennes, A. in Cuvier, G.L. & Valenciennes, A. 1847. Histoire Naturelle des Poissons. Paris : Levrault Vol. 19 544 pp. pls 554-590. [108].
Type data:
Holotype MNHP B.0827, Da Nang, Vietnam (as Tourane).
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Parin, N.V. 1973. Family Exocoetidae. pp. 263-267 in Hureau, J.-C. & Monod, T. (eds). Checklist of the Fishes of the North-Eastern Atlantic and of the Mediterranean (CLOFNAM). Paris : UNESCO Vol. 1 683 pp. [266]
Generic Combinations
- Cypselurus nigripennis (Valenciennes, 1847). —
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] [59] - Exonautes speculiger (Valenciennes, 1847). —
McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part I. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5: 1–144 [106] (changed combination cited) - Hirundichthys speculiger (Valenciennes, 1847). —
Bruun, A.F. 1935. Flying-fishes (Exocoetidae) of the Atlantic. Systematic and biological studies. Discovery Reports 6: 1-108 [70] (changed combination)
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Off Ningaloo Reef, WA to off Cockatoo Island, WA and off north of Cape York, QLD (ca. 10°S, 142°E) to off Sydney, NSW (33°51'S); tropical, subtropical, circumglobal.
IMCRA
Central Eastern Province (12), Lord Howe Province (14), Central Eastern Transition (15), Kenn Transition (16), Northeast Province (18), Northeast Transition (19), Cape Province (20), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41), Central Western Transition (5)
Other Regions
Coral Sea Islands Territory
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Continental shelf, inshore, oceanic, pelagic.
Extra Ecological Information
Depth range: 0-200 m.
General References
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 [105] (as Exocoetus nigripennis and p. 106 as Exonautes speculiger)
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] [59] (419, as Cypselurus nigripennis and 420)
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] [306]
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. [2177]
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. [730]
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. Journal of Ichthyology 53(2): 117–145 [118]
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. [964]
Common Name References
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] [59] (as Cypselurus nigripennis) (Black-finned Flying-fish, Mirror-finned 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. [2177] (FAO) (Mirrorwing Flyingfish)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Mirrorwing 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 |