Species sheet
Blackwing flyingfish
Hirundichthys rondeletii (Valenciennes, 1847)
AnimalsJacks
Distribution map
Geographic areas (BioObs)
Western MediterraneanMediterranean - Alboran SeaEastern MediterraneanNorth-East AtlanticChannel & North
Observation type
Scuba divingApnea / SnorkellingBoat observation
Other common names
- Rondelet's flyingfish British English
- Fliegender FischGerman (Germany)
- Golondrina del marEuropean Spanish
- Pez voladorEuropean Spanish
- Volador aleta negraEuropean Spanish
- Poisson-volant à ailes noiresFrench (France)
- Exocet ailes noiresFrench (France)
- Poisson-volantFrench (France)
- anciloneItalian (Italy)
- PatrazziItalian (Italy)
- Pesce volanteItalian (Italy)
- Rindina Italian (Italy)
- Vliegende visDutch (Netherlands)
- VoadorEuropean Portuguese
Other invalid scientific names
- Cypselurus polyethmus
- Danichthys cribrosus
- Exocoetus brachycephalus
- Exocoetus cribrosa
- Exocoetus dowii
- Exocoetus lamellifer
- Exocoetus rondeletii
- Exocoetus rubescens
- Exocoetus rufipinnis
- Exocoetus vinciguerrae
- Exocoetus volador
- Exonautes gilberti
- Exonautes nonsuchae
- Exonautes rondeleti
- Prognichthys rondeletii
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Sources
- DIDIERLAURENT Sylvie, NOËL Pierre in : DORIS, 18/05/2019 : Hirundichthys rondeletii (Valenciennes, 1847), https://doris.ffessm.fr/ref/specie/2953
How to cite this BioObs sheet?
BioObs, 18/09/2026 : Hirundichthys rondeletii (Valenciennes, 1847), https://bioobs.fr/en/species-sheets/1176
Modification history
- Created by BioObs user on 18/09/2026
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