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Cypselurus  Swainson, 1838
Taxonomic Serial No.: 165432

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Genus  
  Synonym(s): Parexocoetoides Fowler, 1944
  
    Cypselurus (Zonocypselurus) Parin and Bogorodsky, 2011
  
    Cypsilurus (Poecilocypselurus) Bruun, 1935
  
  Common Name(s):    
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: valid  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: complete   
  Latest Record Review: 2026   
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomDeuterostomia   
          PhylumChordata  – cordés, cordado, chordates  
             SubphylumVertebrata  – vertebrado, vertébrés, vertebrates  
                InfraphylumGnathostomata   
                   SuperclassActinopterygii  – ray-finned fishes, spiny rayed fishes, poisson épineux, poissons à nageoires rayonnées  
                      ClassTeleostei   
                         SuperorderAcanthopterygii   
                            OrderBeloniformes  – aiguilles de mer, orphies, needlefishes  
                               SuborderBelonoidei   
                                  SuperfamilyExocoetoidea   
                                     FamilyExocoetidae Risso, 1827 – flyingfishes, exocets, voladores  
                                        GenusCypselurus Swainson, 1838  
    Direct Children:  
                                           SpeciesCypselurus angusticeps Nichols and Breder, 1935 – Narrowhead Flyingfish, volador isleño, exocet bécune, volador picudo 
                                           SpeciesCypselurus bosha Shakhovskoy and Parin, 2019  
                                           SpeciesCypselurus callopterus (Günther, 1866) – Beautyfin Flyingfish, volador bonito 
                                           SpeciesCypselurus clariangulatus Shakhovskoy and Parin, 2022  
                                           SpeciesCypselurus comatus (Mitchill, 1815) – Clearwing Flyingfish, volador de alas claras, volador alas transparentas 
                                           SpeciesCypselurus hexazona (Bleeker, 1853) – Darkbar Flyingfish 
                                           SpeciesCypselurus hiraii Abe in Tomiyama and Abe, 1953  
                                           SpeciesCypselurus izumii Shakhovskoy and Parin, 2022  
                                           SpeciesCypselurus naresii (Günther, 1889) – Pharao Flyingfish 
                                           SpeciesCypselurus neglectus (Bleeker, 1865)  
                                           SpeciesCypselurus nossibe Shakhovskoy and Parin, 2022  
                                           SpeciesCypselurus oligolepis (Bleeker, 1865) – exocet à grandes écailles, Largescale Flyingfish, volador escamudo 
                                           SpeciesCypselurus olpar Shakhovskoy and Parin, 2019  
                                           SpeciesCypselurus opisthopus (Bleeker, 1865) – Black-finned Flyingfish 
                                           SpeciesCypselurus persimilis Shakhovskoy and Parin, 2024  
                                           SpeciesCypselurus poecilopterus (Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1847) – Yellow-wing Flyingfish, exocet aile jaune 
                                           SpeciesCypselurus simus (Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1847) – volador nariz corta, Short-nosed Flyingfish 
                                           SpeciesCypselurus starksi Abe in Tomiyama and Abe, 1953  
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: William N. Eschmeyer   
  Notes: Senior Curator and Chairman, Department of Ichthyology, California Academy of Sciences, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CA 94118-4599, USA   
  Reference for: Cypselurus    
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: Catalog of Fishes, 13-May-2004, website (version 10-May-04)  
  Acquired: 2004   
  Notes: http://www.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/   
  Reference for: Cypselurus   
       
  Source: Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes, 13-Jan-2026, website (version 13-Jan-26)  
  Acquired: 2026   
  Notes: Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & van der Laan, R. (eds) 2026. ESCHMEYER'S CATALOG OF FISHES: GENERA, SPECIES, REFERENCES. (https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp). Electronic version accessed 16 Jan 2026   
  Reference for: Cypselurus   
       
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Cypselurus   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Eschmeyer, William N.   
  Publication Date: 1990   
  Article/Chapter Title:    
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Genera of Recent Fishes   
  Page(s): iii + 697   
  Publisher: California Academy of Sciences   
  Publication Place: San Francisco, CA, USA   
  ISBN/ISSN: 0-940228-23-8   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Cypselurus   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Eschmeyer, William N., ed.   
  Publication Date: 1998   
  Article/Chapter Title: Catalog of Fishes   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Special Publication of the Center for Biodiversity Research and Information, no. 1, vol 1-3   
  Page(s): 2905   
  Publisher: California Academy of Sciences   
  Publication Place: San Francisco, California, USA   
  ISBN/ISSN: 0-940228-47-5   
  Notes: Available online at http://www.jstor.org/stable/25622932   
  Reference for: Cypselurus   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Nelson, Joseph S.   
  Publication Date: 1994   
  Article/Chapter Title:    
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Fishes of the World, Third Edition   
  Page(s): xvii + 600   
  Publisher: John Wiley and Sons   
  Publication Place: New York, New York, USA   
  ISBN/ISSN: 0-471-54713-1   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Cypselurus   
       

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