WoRMS taxon details
Parexocoetus mento (Valenciennes, 1847)
126388 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:126388)
accepted
Species
Exocoetus gryllus Klunzinger, 1871 · unaccepted
Exocoetus mento Valenciennes, 1847 · unaccepted
Exocoetus mesogaster Bloch, 1795 · unaccepted
Paraxocoetus mento · unaccepted
Paraxocoetus mento atlanticus Bruun, 1933 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Parexocoetus mento atlanticus Bruun, 1933 · unaccepted
Parexocoetus mento mento (Valenciennes, 1847) · unaccepted (synonym)
Parexocoetus mesogaster (Bloch, 1795) · uncertain > unassessed
- Subspecies Parexocoetus mento atlanticus Bruun, 1933 accepted as Parexocoetus mento (Valenciennes, 1847)
- Subspecies Parexocoetus mento mento (Valenciennes, 1847) accepted as Parexocoetus mento (Valenciennes, 1847) (synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Exocoetus mento Valenciennes, 1847) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1847). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome dix-neuvième. Suite du livre dix-neuvième. Brochets ou Lucioïdes. Livre vingtième. De quelques familles de Malacoptérygiens, intermédiaires entre les Brochets et les Clupes. 19: i-xix + 1-544 + 6 pp. Pls. 554-590. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Parexocoetus mento (Valenciennes, 1847). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126388 on 2026-02-20
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Exocoetus gryllus Klunzinger, 1871) Klunzinger, C. B. (1871). Synopsis der Fische des Rothen Meeres. II. Theil. <em>Verhandlungen der K.-K. zoologisch-botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien.</em> 21: 441-688., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16425732#page/595/mode/1up [details]
original description (of Exocoetus mento Valenciennes, 1847) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1847). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome dix-neuvième. Suite du livre dix-neuvième. Brochets ou Lucioïdes. Livre vingtième. De quelques familles de Malacoptérygiens, intermédiaires entre les Brochets et les Clupes. 19: i-xix + 1-544 + 6 pp. Pls. 554-590. [details]
original description (of Exocoetus mesogaster Bloch, 1795) Bloch, M. E. (1795). Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische. <em>Berlin.</em> v. 9. i-ii + 1-192, Pls. 397-429. [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
original description (of Exocoetus mento Valenciennes, 1847) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1847). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome dix-neuvième. Suite du livre dix-neuvième. Brochets ou Lucioïdes. Livre vingtième. De quelques familles de Malacoptérygiens, intermédiaires entre les Brochets et les Clupes. 19: i-xix + 1-544 + 6 pp. Pls. 554-590. [details]
original description (of Exocoetus mesogaster Bloch, 1795) Bloch, M. E. (1795). Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische. <em>Berlin.</em> v. 9. i-ii + 1-192, Pls. 397-429. [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
context source (Introduced species)
Katsanevakis, S.; Bogucarskis, K.; Gatto, F.; Vandekerkhove, J.; Deriu, I.; Cardoso A.S. (2012). Building the European Alien Species Information Network (EASIN): a novel approach for the exploration of distributed alien species data. <em>BioInvasions Records.</em> 1: 235-245., available online at http://easin.jrc.ec.europa.eu [details] Available for editors 
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additional source Streftaris, N., A. Zenetos & E. Papathanassiou. (2005). Globalisation in marine ecosystems: the story of non-indigenous marine species across European seas. <em>Oceanogry and Marine Biology: an Annual Review.</em> 43: 419-453. (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1201/9781420037449.ch8 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Zenetos, A., M.E. Cinar, M.A. Pancucci-Papadopoulou, J.G. Harmelin, G. Furnari, F. Andaloro, N. Bellou, N. Streftaris & H. Zibrowius. (2005). Annotated list of marine alien species in the Mediterranean with records of the worst invasive species. <em>Mediterranean Marine Science.</em> 6 (2): 63-118., available online at https://www.researchgate.net/publication/273213810_Annotated_list_of_marine_alien_species_in_the_Mediterranean_with_records_of_the_worst_invasive_species [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Zenetos, A., S. Gofas, M. Verlaque, M. Cinar, J. Garcia Raso, C. Bianchi, C. Morri, E. Azzurro, M. Bilecenoglu, C. Froglia, I. Siokou, D. Violanti, A. Sfriso, G. San Martin, A. Giangrande, T. Katagan, E. Ballesteros, A. Ramos-Espla, F. Mastrototaro, O. Ocana, A. Zingone, M,. Gambi & N. Streftaris. (2010). Alien species in the Mediterranean Sea by 2010. A contribution to the application of European Union's Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD). Part I. Spatial distribution. <em>Mediterranean Marine Science.</em> 11(2): 381-493., available online at https://doi.org/10.12681/mms.87 [details]
additional source Galil, B. (2007). Seeing Red: Alien species along the Mediterranean coast of Israel. <em>Aquatic Invasions.</em> 2(4): 281-312., available online at https://doi.org/10.3391/ai.2007.2.4.2 [details]
additional source Ben Rais Lasram, F.; Mouillot, D. (2008). Increasing southern invasion enhances congruence between endemic and exotic Mediterranean fish fauna. <em>Biological Invasions.</em> 11(3): 697-711., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-008-9284-4 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
[request]additional source Streftaris, N., A. Zenetos & E. Papathanassiou. (2005). Globalisation in marine ecosystems: the story of non-indigenous marine species across European seas. <em>Oceanogry and Marine Biology: an Annual Review.</em> 43: 419-453. (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1201/9781420037449.ch8 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Zenetos, A., M.E. Cinar, M.A. Pancucci-Papadopoulou, J.G. Harmelin, G. Furnari, F. Andaloro, N. Bellou, N. Streftaris & H. Zibrowius. (2005). Annotated list of marine alien species in the Mediterranean with records of the worst invasive species. <em>Mediterranean Marine Science.</em> 6 (2): 63-118., available online at https://www.researchgate.net/publication/273213810_Annotated_list_of_marine_alien_species_in_the_Mediterranean_with_records_of_the_worst_invasive_species [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Zenetos, A., S. Gofas, M. Verlaque, M. Cinar, J. Garcia Raso, C. Bianchi, C. Morri, E. Azzurro, M. Bilecenoglu, C. Froglia, I. Siokou, D. Violanti, A. Sfriso, G. San Martin, A. Giangrande, T. Katagan, E. Ballesteros, A. Ramos-Espla, F. Mastrototaro, O. Ocana, A. Zingone, M,. Gambi & N. Streftaris. (2010). Alien species in the Mediterranean Sea by 2010. A contribution to the application of European Union's Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD). Part I. Spatial distribution. <em>Mediterranean Marine Science.</em> 11(2): 381-493., available online at https://doi.org/10.12681/mms.87 [details]
additional source Galil, B. (2007). Seeing Red: Alien species along the Mediterranean coast of Israel. <em>Aquatic Invasions.</em> 2(4): 281-312., available online at https://doi.org/10.3391/ai.2007.2.4.2 [details]
additional source Ben Rais Lasram, F.; Mouillot, D. (2008). Increasing southern invasion enhances congruence between endemic and exotic Mediterranean fish fauna. <em>Biological Invasions.</em> 11(3): 697-711., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-008-9284-4 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From regional or thematic species database
Introduced species vector dispersal in Israeli part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin (Marine Region) : Canals: natural range expansion through man-made canals [details]Introduced species vector dispersal Cypriote part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin (Marine Region) Canals: natural range expansion through man-made canals (Suez Canal) [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | African sailfin flyingfish [from synonym] | [details] |
| Japanese | バショウトビウオ [from synonym] | [details] |
| Modern Greek (1453-) | Χελιδονόψαρο Αφρικής | [details] |
| Turkish | ucan balik | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (30 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Parexocoetus mento mento (Valenciennes, 1847))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Parexocoetus mento atlanticus Bruun, 1933)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (17 publications) (from synonym Exocoetus mesogaster Bloch, 1795)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (18 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (23 publications) (from synonym Exocoetus mento Valenciennes, 1847)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Paraxocoetus mento)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Exocoetus gryllus Klunzinger, 1871)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Parexocoetus mento mento (Valenciennes, 1847))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Parexocoetus mento mento) (from synonym Parexocoetus mento mento (Valenciennes, 1847))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Parexocoetus mento)
To FishBase (from synonym Parexocoetus mento mento (Valenciennes, 1847))
To FishBase (from synonym Exocoetus gryllus Klunzinger, 1871)
To FishBase (from synonym Exocoetus mento Valenciennes, 1847)
To FishBase (from synonym Paraxocoetus mento atlanticus Bruun, 1933)
To FishBase (from synonym Parexocoetus mento atlanticus Bruun, 1933)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Exocoetus mesogaster Bloch, 1795)
To GenBank (29 nucleotides; 29 proteins) (from synonym Exocoetus mento Valenciennes, 1847)
To GenBank (29 nucleotides; 29 proteins)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 0 proteins) (from synonym Parexocoetus mento mento (Valenciennes, 1847))
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Parexocoetus mento USNM 435571 photograph dorsal view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Parexocoetus mento USNM 435571 photograph lateral view)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Parexocoetus mento mento (Valenciennes, 1847))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Parexocoetus mento atlanticus Bruun, 1933)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (17 publications) (from synonym Exocoetus mesogaster Bloch, 1795)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (18 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (23 publications) (from synonym Exocoetus mento Valenciennes, 1847)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Paraxocoetus mento)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Exocoetus gryllus Klunzinger, 1871)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Parexocoetus mento mento (Valenciennes, 1847))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Parexocoetus mento mento) (from synonym Parexocoetus mento mento (Valenciennes, 1847))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Parexocoetus mento)
To FishBase (from synonym Parexocoetus mento mento (Valenciennes, 1847))
To FishBase (from synonym Exocoetus gryllus Klunzinger, 1871)
To FishBase (from synonym Exocoetus mento Valenciennes, 1847)
To FishBase (from synonym Paraxocoetus mento atlanticus Bruun, 1933)
To FishBase (from synonym Parexocoetus mento atlanticus Bruun, 1933)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Exocoetus mesogaster Bloch, 1795)
To GenBank (29 nucleotides; 29 proteins) (from synonym Exocoetus mento Valenciennes, 1847)
To GenBank (29 nucleotides; 29 proteins)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 0 proteins) (from synonym Parexocoetus mento mento (Valenciennes, 1847))
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Parexocoetus mento USNM 435571 photograph dorsal view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Parexocoetus mento USNM 435571 photograph lateral view)
To PESI
To ITIS
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