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Cypselurus poecilopterus  (Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1847)
Taxonomic Serial No.: 165451

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Species  
  Synonym(s): Exocoetus poecilopterus Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1847
  
    Cypselurus poecilopterus arabicus Shakhovskoy and Parin, 2022
  
    Cypselurus poecilopterus crassus Shakhovskoy and Parin, 2022
  
  Common Name(s): Yellow-wing Flyingfish [English]
  
    exocet aile jaune [French]
  
       
  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 poecilopterus (Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1847) – Yellow-wing Flyingfish, exocet aile jaune  
       

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  Source: Australian Fish Names Database, 26-Jan-2026, database (version 26-Jan-26)  
  Acquired: 2026   
  Notes: Australian Fish Names Standard AS 5300-2015, provided by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation. Available at https://www.frdc.com.au/knowledge-hub/standards/australian-fish-names-standard   
  Reference for: Cypselurus poecilopterus, Yellow-wing Flyingfish [English]   
       
  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 poecilopterus   
       
  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 poecilopterus   
       
  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 poecilopterus, Yellow-wing Flyingfish [English], exocet aile jaune [French]   
       
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
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  Reference for: Cypselurus poecilopterus   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Shiino, Sueo M.  
  Publication Date: 1976   
  Article/Chapter Title: List of Common Names of Fishes of the World, Those Prevailing among English-speaking Nations   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Science Report of Shima Marineland, no. 4   
  Page(s): 262   
  Publisher: Shima Marineland   
  Publication Place: Kashikojima, Shima, Mie, Japan   
  ISBN/ISSN: 0385-1109   
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  Reference for: Yellow-wing Flyingfish[English]   
       

 Geographic Information
       
  Geographic Division: Indo-West Pacific  
       
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