Shakhovskoy Ilia B, Bogorodsky Sergey V
Shirshov Institute of Oceanology, Russian Academy of Sciences (IORAS), Moscow, Russia. .
Senckenberg Research Institute and Natural History Museum Frankfurt, Senckenberganlage 25, 60325 Frankfurt a.M., Germany. 3 Station of Naturalists, Omsk, Russia. .
Zootaxa. 2021 Jun 24;4991(2):380-388. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4991.2.11.
A checklist of the flying fishes found in the waters off Socotra Archipelago, northwestern part of the Indian Ocean, is provided based on published and original data. Thirteen species from five genera occur in the study area, and four more species found nearby. Keys for the species identification are provided. The type specimen of Exocoetus socotranus Steindachner, 1902 was examined and is determined to be a junior synonym of Cypselurus naresii (Günther, 1889).
基于已发表的数据和原始数据,提供了一份在印度洋西北部索科特拉群岛附近海域发现的飞鱼清单。研究区域内有来自五个属的13个物种,在附近还发现了另外4个物种。文中提供了物种鉴定的检索表。对1902年施泰因达赫纳命名的索科特拉飞鱼(Exocoetus socotranus)的模式标本进行了检查,确定它是纳氏燕鳐(Cypselurus naresii,冈瑟,1889年)的次异名。