Cypsellurinae
Cypsellurinae is a subfamily of flying fishes, one of four in the family Exocoetidae and the only one which is not monogeneric.
Cypsellurinae | |
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Cypselurus sp. | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Beloniformes |
Family: | Exocoetidae |
Subfamily: | Cypsellurinae Hubbs, 1933[1] |
Genera
The following four genera make of the subfamily:[2][3]
- Cheilopogon Lowe, 1841
- Cypselurus Swainson, 1838
- Hirundichthys Breder, 1928
- Prognichthys Breder, 1928
References
- Richard van der Laan; William N. Eschmeyer & Ronald Fricke (2014). "Family-group names of Recent fishes". Zootaxa. 3882 (2): 001–230. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1. PMID 25543675.
- J. S. Nelson; T. C. Grande; M. V. H. Wilson (2016). Fishes of the World (5th ed.). Wiley. p. 366. ISBN 978-1-118-34233-6.
- Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Exocoetidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
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