Synonyma
Halocypselus Weinland, 1858 ― Halocypselus mesogaster Weinland, 1858
Weinland, D. F. 1858. A new division of the five species of flying fish found along the coast of North America, which have hitherto all been referred to the genus Exocetus. Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History v. 6 (1856-1859): 385.
Typový druh
Exocoetus volitans Linnaeus, 1758.
Původní popis
Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae, Ed. X. (Systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata.). Holmiae. v. 1: i-ii + 1-824.
Použitá literatura
Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). 2025. Eschmeyer's catalog of fishes: Genera, species, references. World Wide Web.