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Cypselurus
Genus of fishes / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cypselurus is a genus of flying fish in the family Exocoetidae.
Quick Facts Cypselurus, Scientific classification ...
Cypselurus | |
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Yellow-wing Flying Fish (C. poecilopterus) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Beloniformes |
Family: | Exocoetidae |
Subfamily: | Cypsellurinae |
Genus: | Cypselurus Swainson, 1838 |
Type species | |
Exocoetus appendiculatus, a synonym of Cypselurus comatus Wood, 1825[1] | |
Species | |
Twelve recognized - see text. |
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