Ornamented flying fish
Species of fish
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The ornamented flying fish, or beautyfin flying fish (Cypselurus callopterus),[2] is a species of flying fish of the genus Cypselurus in the family Exocoetidae.[3] The British ichthyologist Albert Günther first described it in 1866 in his eight-volume Catalogue of Fishes (1859–1870).
| Ornamented flying fish | |
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| C. callopterus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Beloniformes |
| Family: | Exocoetidae |
| Genus: | Cypselurus |
| Species: | C. callopterus |
| Binomial name | |
| Cypselurus callopterus Günther, 1866 | |
| Synonyms | |
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