Species under Hirundichthys
n= 12
Species name Common name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
Hirundichthys affinis
(Günther, 1866)
Fourwing flyingfish Eastern Atlantic 33
Hirundichthys albimaculatus
(Fowler, 1934)
Whitespot flyingfish Pacific Ocean 23
Hirundichthys coromandelensis
(Hornell, 1923)
Coromandel flyingfish Indian Ocean 19
Hirundichthys ilma
(Clarke, 1899)
Southwest Pacific
Hirundichthys indicus
Shakhovskoy & Parin, 2013
Indian Ocean 19.2
Hirundichthys marginatus
(Nichols & Breder, 1928)
Banded flyingfish Eastern Pacific 21
Hirundichthys oxycephalus
(Bleeker, 1853)
Bony flyingfish Indo-West Pacific 18
Hirundichthys rondeletii
(Valenciennes, 1847)
Black wing flyingfish Subtropical waters of all oceans. Eastern Atlantic 30
Hirundichthys rufipinnis
(Valenciennes, 1847)
Redfin flyingfish Circumglobal 27
Hirundichthys socotranus
(Steindachner, 1902)
Western Indian Ocean
Hirundichthys speculiger
(Valenciennes, 1847)
Mirrorwing flyingfish Circumglobal 25.1
Hirundichthys volador
(Jordan, 1884)
Atlantic blackwing flyingfish Atlantic Ocean 24
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