Galapagos Species Database

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Exocaetus monocirrhus Richardson, 1846, Exocoetus georgianus Valenciennes, 1847, Exocoetus melanopus Günther, 1868, Exocoetus monocirrous Richardson, 1846 (misspelling), Halacypselurus borodini Nichols & Breder, 1932 (misspelling), Halocypselus borodini Nichols & Breder, 1932, Halocypselus borodoni Nichols & Breder, 1932 (misspelling), fide Appeltans et al. (2010)

Origin: Native

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

Distribution: Indo-West Pacific in Ecuador (Galapagos Islands)

• Appeltans, W. Bouchet, P., Boxshall, G.A., Fauchald, K., Gordon, D.P., Hoeksema, B.W., Poore, G.C.B., van Soest, R.W.M., Stöhr, S., Walter, T.C., Costello, M.J. (eds.) (2010) World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS). Available online at http://www.marinespecies.org.
• Baque, J Páez, D & Wolff, M (2012) Hábitos alimentarios de dos peces pelágicos Thunnus albacares y Acanthocybium solandri de la Reserva Marina de Galápagos. Revista de Biología Marina y Oceanografía Vol.47, Nº1:1-11 pp.
• Constant, P. (2007) Marine Life of the Galapagos. The Diver's guide to Fishes, Whales, Dolphins and marine Invertebrates, 307 pp.
• McCosker, J.E. Rosenblatt, R.H. (2010) The fishes of the Galápagos Archipelago: an update. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sc., Ser. 4, vol. 61, Suppl. II, no. 11: 167-195.