Check Catalog of Fishes: Genus: Exocoetus; Species: exsiliens; Original reference

Current accepted name :		No
Status details:		senior synonym, original combination
Status ref. :		Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray, 1986
Comment :		Walbaum 1792 and Gmelin 1789 (as exiliens) are not original descriptions (Eschmeyer, pers. comm.).
Etymology of Generic name :		Greek, exos = outside + Greek, koite = hole (Ref. 45335).
Etymology of specific name :
Status in Catalogue of Life:		Synonym
ITIS TSN : None | Catalogue of Life (synonym) | ZooBank Record | WoRMS | References using this synonym

Entered by : Luna, Susan M. - 1995-04-21

Modified by :Bailly, Nicolas - 2006-02-10

Checked by : Eschmeyer, William N. - 1999-04-07