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Banded flyingfish

Hirundichthys marginatus (Nichols & Breder, 1928)

Status not recordedbony fish

The banded flyingfish (Hirundichthys marginatus) is a species in the family Exocoetidae, order Beloniformes.

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Quick facts about the banded flyingfish

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the banded flyingfish live?

Not recorded

Is the banded flyingfish endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the banded flyingfish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderBeloniformes
  5. familyExocoetidae
  6. genusHirundichthys
  7. SpeciesHirundichthys marginatus (Nichols & Breder, 1928)

Synonyms Exonautes marginatus

Other names and names in other languages (6)
  • Bladewing flyingfishEnglish
  • letoun mexickýCzech
  • Pez VoladorSpanish
  • Exocet BandéFrench
  • volador ala navajaSpanish
  • Volador de BandaSpanish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the banded flyingfish

Other species in the same genus Hirundichthys.

Flying fish

Hirundichthys rondeletii

ExocoetidaeNo free photo yet

Flyingfish

Hirundichthys speculiger

ExocoetidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the banded flyingfish?

The banded flyingfish (Hirundichthys marginatus) belongs to the family Exocoetidae in the order Beloniformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Banded flyingfish (Hirundichthys marginatus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/banded-flyingfish

MLA

“Banded flyingfish (Hirundichthys marginatus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/banded-flyingfish.

BibTeX
@misc{banded_flyingfish_2026,
  title = {Banded flyingfish (Hirundichthys marginatus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/banded-flyingfish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}