Taxonomy Profile: Exocoetidae

Exocoetidae: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Family
Synonym(s):
Common Name(s):
flyingfishes []
exocets []
voladores []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Exocoetidae: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Deuterostomia
Phylum : Chordata
chordates |
cordado |
cordés |
Subphylum : Vertebrata
vertebrates |
vertebrado |
vertébrés |
Infradivision : Gnathostomata
Superclass : Actinopterygii
ray-finned fishes |
spiny rayed fishes |
poisson épineux |
poissons à nageoires rayonnées |
Class : Teleostei
Superorder : Acanthopterygii
Order : Beloniformes
needlefishes |
aiguilles de mer |
orphies |
Suborder : Belonoidei
Superfamily : Exocoetoidea
Family : Exocoetidae
flyingfishes |
exocets |
voladores |
Exocoetidae Direct Children(s):
Cypselurus
(Swainson 1838)
Cheilopogon
(Lowe 1841)
Danichthys
(Bruun 1934)
Exocoetus
(Linnaeus 1758)
Fodiator
(Jordan and Meek 1885)
Hirundichthys
(Breder 1928)
Parexocoetus
(Bleeker 1866)
Prognichthys
(Breder 1928)
Exocoetidae: References
Expert(s):
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Exocoetidae
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Nelson, Joseph S.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1994-01-01 / 1994-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Fishes of the World, Third Edition
Page(s):
xvii + 600
Publisher:
John Wiley and Sons
Publication Place:
New York, New York, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-471-54713-1/
Notes:
Reference for:
Exocoetidae
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Collette, Bruce B. / Collette, Bruce B., and Grace Klein-MacPhee, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2002-01-01 / 2002-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Flyingfishes: Family Exocoetidae
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Bigelow and Schroeder's Fishes of the Gulf of Maine, Third Edition
Page(s):
291-292
Publisher:
Smithsonian Institution Press
Publication Place:
Washington, DC, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
1-56098-951-3/
Notes:
Reference for:
Exocoetidae
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Robins, Richard C., Reeve M. Bailey, Carl E. Bond, James R. Brooker, Ernest A. Lachner, et al.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1991-01-01 / 1991-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Common and Scientific Names of Fishes from the United States and Canada, Fifth Edition
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
American Fisheries Society Special Publication, no. 20
Page(s):
183
Publisher:
American Fisheries Society
Publication Place:
Bethesda, Maryland, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-913235-70-9/0097-0638
Notes:
Reference for:
Exocoetidae
Exocoetidae: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Exocoetidae: Comments