WoRMS taxon details
Parexocoetus brachypterus (Richardson, 1846)
217872 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:217872)
accepted
Species
Exocaetus brachypterus Richardson, 1846 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Exocoetus atrodorsalis Günther, 1867 · unaccepted
Exocoetus brachypterus Richardson, 1846 · unaccepted
Paraexocoetus brachypterus (Richardson, 1846) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Paraxocoetus brachypterus (Richardson, 1846) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Parexocoetus brachypterus hillianus (Gosse, 1851) · unaccepted
Ptenonotus melanogeneion Pietschmann, 1928 · unaccepted
Subspecies Parexocoetus brachypterus brachypterus (Richardson, 1846) accepted as Parexocoetus brachypterus (Richardson, 1846)
Subspecies Parexocoetus brachypterus hillianus (Gosse, 1851) accepted as Parexocoetus brachypterus (Richardson, 1846)
Subspecies Parexocoetus brachypterus littoralis Breder, 1938 accepted as Parexocoetus hillianus (Gosse, 1851)
Subspecies Parexocoetus brachypterus hillianus (Gosse, 1851) accepted as Parexocoetus brachypterus (Richardson, 1846)
Subspecies Parexocoetus brachypterus littoralis Breder, 1938 accepted as Parexocoetus hillianus (Gosse, 1851)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Not documented
Description Epipelagic in coastal waters (Ref. 9300), rare in the open ocean (Ref. 9839). Capable of leaping out of the water and...
Description Epipelagic in coastal waters (Ref. 9300), rare in the open ocean (Ref. 9839). Capable of leaping out of the water and gliding for considerable distances above the surface. Carnivorous (Ref. 9137). Not important as food fish, but occasionally taken by fisheries. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2022). FishBase. Parexocoetus brachypterus (Richardson, 1846). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=217872 on 2022-05-29
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context source (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
context source (Bermuda) Smith-Vaniz, W. F.; Collette, B. B.; Luckhurst, B. E (1999). Fishes of Bermuda: History, zoogeography, annotated checklist, and identification keys (American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists - Special Publication No.4) . ASIH, 424 pp. [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2021). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (08/2021)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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context source (Bermuda) Smith-Vaniz, W. F.; Collette, B. B.; Luckhurst, B. E (1999). Fishes of Bermuda: History, zoogeography, annotated checklist, and identification keys (American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists - Special Publication No.4) . ASIH, 424 pp. [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2021). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (08/2021)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request] 
Present From other sources
Description Epipelagic in coastal waters (Ref. 9300), rare in the open ocean (Ref. 9839). Capable of leaping out of the water and gliding for considerable distances above the surface. Carnivorous (Ref. 9137). Not important as food fish, but occasionally taken by fisheries. [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | sailfin flyingfish | [details] |
| Japanese | ツマリトビウオ [from synonym] | [details] |
| Spanish | volador aletón | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (3 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Parexocoetus brachypterus brachypterus (Richardson, 1846))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications) (from synonym Exocoetus brachypterus Richardson, 1846)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (25 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Parexocoetus brachypterus hillianus (Gosse, 1851))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Exocoetus atrodorsalis Günther, 1867)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Exocaetus brachypterus Richardson, 1846)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Parexocoetus brachypterus brachypterus (Richardson, 1846))
To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA)
To FishBase (from synonym Exocoetus atrodorsalis Günther, 1867)
To FishBase (from synonym Exocoetus brachypterus Richardson, 1846)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Parexocoetus brachypterus hillianus (Gosse, 1851))
To FishBase (from synonym Ptenonotus melanogeneion Pietschmann, 1928)
To FishBase (from synonym Parexocoetus brachypterus brachypterus (Richardson, 1846))
To FishBase (from synonym Exocaetus brachypterus Richardson, 1846)
To FishBase (from synonym Paraexocoetus brachypterus (Richardson, 1846))
To FishBase (from synonym Paraxocoetus brachypterus (Richardson, 1846))
To GenBank (25 nucleotides; 46 proteins)
To GenBank (25 nucleotides; 46 proteins) (from synonym Exocoetus brachypterus Richardson, 1846)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Parexocoetus brachypterus FIN028141 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Parexocoetus brachypterus FIN028142 Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Parexocoetus brachypterus brachypterus (Richardson, 1846))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications) (from synonym Exocoetus brachypterus Richardson, 1846)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (25 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Parexocoetus brachypterus hillianus (Gosse, 1851))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Exocoetus atrodorsalis Günther, 1867)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Exocaetus brachypterus Richardson, 1846)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Parexocoetus brachypterus brachypterus (Richardson, 1846))
To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA)
To FishBase (from synonym Exocoetus atrodorsalis Günther, 1867)
To FishBase (from synonym Exocoetus brachypterus Richardson, 1846)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Parexocoetus brachypterus hillianus (Gosse, 1851))
To FishBase (from synonym Ptenonotus melanogeneion Pietschmann, 1928)
To FishBase (from synonym Parexocoetus brachypterus brachypterus (Richardson, 1846))
To FishBase (from synonym Exocaetus brachypterus Richardson, 1846)
To FishBase (from synonym Paraexocoetus brachypterus (Richardson, 1846))
To FishBase (from synonym Paraxocoetus brachypterus (Richardson, 1846))
To GenBank (25 nucleotides; 46 proteins)
To GenBank (25 nucleotides; 46 proteins) (from synonym Exocoetus brachypterus Richardson, 1846)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Parexocoetus brachypterus FIN028141 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Parexocoetus brachypterus FIN028142 Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
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