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Mirrorwing Flyingfish
David Starr Jordan, public domain, via iNaturalist

Other fish (coast and sea)

Mirrorwing Flyingfish

Hirundichthys speculiger (Valenciennes, 1847)

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishMirrorwing Flyingfish
DutchVliegende vis
SpanishVolador espejo
Chinese尖鳍燕鳐
Scientific nameHirundichthys speculiger (Valenciennes, 1847)

About this species

The mirrorwing flyingfish (Hirundichthys speculiger) is a flying fish of the family Exocoetidae. It was first described by the French zoologist, Achille Valenciennes in a 22-volume work titled Histoire naturelle des poissons (Natural History of Fishes), which was a collaboration with Georges Cuvier.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
OrderBeloniformes
FamilyExocoetidae
GenusHirundichthys

Related species in Suriname