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Whitespot flyingfish

Hirundichthys albimaculatus (Fowler, 1934)

Status not recordedbony fish

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

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Quick facts about the whitespot 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 whitespot flyingfish live?

Not recorded

Is the whitespot 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 whitespot flyingfish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderBeloniformes
  5. familyExocoetidae
  6. genusHirundichthys
  7. SpeciesHirundichthys albimaculatus (Fowler, 1934)

Synonyms Cypselurus albimaculatus, Danichthys albimaculatus, Prognichthys albimaculatus

Other names and names in other languages (5)
  • letoun běloskvrnnýCzech
  • volador de mancha blancaSpanish
  • オオメオキトビJapanese
  • Белопятнистый ласточкокрылRussian
  • MaloloSamoan

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the whitespot 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 whitespot flyingfish?

The whitespot flyingfish (Hirundichthys albimaculatus) 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). Whitespot flyingfish (Hirundichthys albimaculatus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/whitespot-flyingfish

MLA

“Whitespot flyingfish (Hirundichthys albimaculatus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/whitespot-flyingfish.

BibTeX
@misc{whitespot_flyingfish_2026,
  title = {Whitespot flyingfish (Hirundichthys albimaculatus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/whitespot-flyingfish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}