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Cypselurus simus  (Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1847)
Taxonomic Serial No.: 165442

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Species  
  Synonym(s): Exocoetus simus Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1847
  
  Common Name(s): volador nariz corta [Spanish]
  
    Short-nosed Flyingfish [English]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: valid  
       
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  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
       

 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  
                                           SpeciesCypselurus simus (Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1847) – volador nariz corta, Short-nosed Flyingfish  
       

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  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 simus   
       
  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 simus   
       
  Source: FAO ASFIS species list, 27-Jan-2026, database (version 2025)  
  Acquired: 2026   
  Notes: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Information System (ASFIS) list of species for fishery statistics purposes. Available at https://www.fao.org/fishery/collection/asfis/en   
  Reference for: Cypselurus simus, Short-nosed Flyingfish [English]   
       
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
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  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Fricke, R., M. A. Reséndiz López, and A. S. Oseguera Rodríguez   
  Publication Date: 2024   
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  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Fishes and Lampreys of Mexico. An annotated checklist   
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  Publisher: CONABIO   
  Publication Place: Cuidad de México, México   
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  Reference for: Cypselurus simus, Short-nosed Flyingfish [English], volador nariz corta [Spanish]   
       

 Geographic Information
       
  Geographic Division: East Pacific  
    Indo-West Pacific  
       
  Jurisdiction/Origin: Mexico, Native  
 

 

    

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