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Danichthys rondeletii (Valenciennes) 1846     (up to 25cm)
(Cypselurus rondeletii Valenciennes 1846)

Pt: Peixe voador
Sp: Golondrina de mar, Juriola, Aranjola, Pez volador, Oronol, Oranola
Fr: Poisson volant à ailes obscures, Hirondelle de mer, Hareng volant, Arundelo
It: Rondinella di mare
Cr: Poletusa, Lastavica poletusa tamnokrila
Ma: Rondinedda
Gr: Kelidonopsaro
Tu: Ucan
Is: Daon mazuy
Eg: Hottifa
Ts: Khottifa
Ag: Hirondelle de mer
Mo: Elbouri tayar
Ger: Flugfisch, Dunkelfluegeliger, Dunkel Fliegender Fisch, Filiegender Haring, Flugfische, Meershwalbe, Schwalbenfisch
En: Dark-winged flying-fish

  
Cypselurus heterurus (Rafinesque, 1810)     (up to 40cm)
(Exocoetus heterurus Rafinesque, 1810, Exocoetus volitans Valenciennes, 1846, Exocoetus procne De Filippi & Verany, 1859, Exocoetus  maculipinnis Vinciguerra, 1883, Cypsilurus heterurus Bruun, 1935)

Pt: Peixe voador
Sp: Juriola, Aranjola, Pez volador, Oronol, Oranola, Golondrina de mar
Fr: Poisson volant gris, Hirondelle de mer, Hareng volant, Arundelo
It: Rondone di mare, Pesce volante
Cr: Lastavica poletusa sivulja, Poletusa, Poletusa pepeljusa
Ma: Rondinedda
Gr: Kelidonòpsaro
Tu: Ucan
Is: Daon mazuy
Eg: Hottifa
Tu: Khottifa
Ag: Hirondelle de mer
Mo: Elbouri tayar
Ger: Grauer Flugfisch, Grauer Fliegender Fisch, Filiegender Haring, Flugfische, Meershwalbe, Schwalbenfisch
En: Gray flying-fish, Common flying-fish

  
Exocetus obtusirostris (Gunther) 1866     (up to 20cm)

Sp: Golondrina de mar
Fr: Poisson volant bleu
It: Pesce rondine
Cr: Poletusa, Lastavica poletusa modrulja
Gr: Kelidonopsaro
Tu: Ucan
Is: Daon mazuy
Ts: Khottifa
Mo: Elbouri tayar
Ger: Blauer Flugfisch, Blauer Fliegender Fisch
En: Blue flying-fish, Blunt-snouted flying-fish

  
Belone belone (Linnaeus, 1758)     (up to 100cm)
(Belone acus Risso, 1826, Belone vulgaris Fleming, 1828, Belone bellone Mees, 1962)

Pt: Agulha, Peixe agulha, Agulhao
Sp: Aguja, Agulla, Guja, Ahulla, Lanzòn, Saltòn, Alpabarda, Corsito
Fr: Aiguille, Orphie, Orphie de la Mèditerranèe, Auguillette, Bècassine de mer, Nucellula, Pucellula, Os vert, Long nez, Poisson cornu
It: Aguglia, Aguglia comune, Beccaccino
Cr: Iglica, Jaglica, Igia
Al: Gjylpana, Peshku lejlek
Ma: Msella, Imsella
Gr: Zargàna, Sargomnos, Sargone, Velonidi
Tu: Zargama
Is: Belon
Eg: Khirm
Ts: Emsella, M'sella, Jebra
Ag: Aguja, Aguille, Sauteur, Sartonès
Mo: Boulmarayet
Ger: Hornhecht, Gemeiner Hornhecht, Grunknochen
En: Gar-fish, Garpike, Longnose, Hornbeck, Horn eel, Greenbone

  
Scomberesox saurus (Walbaum) 1792     (up to 90cm)
(Sayris camperi)

Pt: Agulhao, Peixe agulha, Marabumbo, Tira viva, Ratinho, Catutinho
Sp: Aguja, Paparda, Papardon, Relanzon, Potakarra
Fr: Aiguille, Saurel, Balaou, Castaudeu, Castèoudèla, Gastodello
It: Costardella, Gasturello, Luccio sauro
Cr: Iglica, Proskok, Kusaca
Ma: Costardella, Castardella
Gr: Zargana
Tu: Zargama
Is: Belon
Eg: Khrim
Ts: M'sella
Ag: Aiguille
Mo: Boulmarayet
Ger: Hornhecht, Makrelenhecht, Echsenhecht, Seehecht
En: Garfish, Skipper, Skopster, Saurie, Saury, Saury-pike, Billfish

   
Tylosurus acus (Lacèpède) 1803     (up to 115cm)

It: Aguglia maggiore

  
Tetrapturus belone Rafinesque, 1810     (up to 200cm)

Sp: Marlin
Fr: Merlin, Poisson pique, Espadon impèrial
It: Aguglia imperiale
Cr: Iglan
Ger: Kaiserschwertfisch
En: Spear-fish

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Abbreviations:
Pt: Portugal
Sp: Spain
Ba: Baleares
Cat: Catalan
Fr: France
Co: Corsica
It: Italy
Cr: Croatia
Al: Albania
Ma: Malta
Gr: Greece
Tu: Turkey
Le: Lebanon
Is: Israel
Cy: Cyprus
Eg: Egypt
Lb: Libya
Ts: Tunisia
Ag: Algeria
Mo: Morocco
Ger: Germany
En: English

(the Greek, Arab and Hebrew names have been phonetically transcribed in Latin characters)