Hirundichthys rondeletii (Valenciennes, 1847). Blackwing Flyingfish. To about 32 cm (12.6 in) TL (Robertson and Allen 2015). Circumglobal; northern Baja California (30°30’N, 114°20’W) (Personal communication: Scripps Institution of Oceanography Fish Collection, La Jolla, California) to Chile (42°S, 74°W) (Vera S. and Pequeño R. 2002), including Islas Galápagos (Grove and Lavenberg 1997). Oceanic and neritic (Watson in Moser 1996).