Ornamented flying fish

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
C. callopterus
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Beloniformes
Family:	Exocoetidae
Genus:	Cypselurus
Species:	C. callopterus
Binomial name
Cypselurus callopterus Günther, 1866
Synonyms
Exocoetus callopterus Günther, 1866