Flying fishes (Beloniformes: Exocoetidae), a group of interesting marine fishes, having circum-global distribution, till date were represented by only three species in coastal waters of West Bengal, namely, Cypselurus poecilopterus, Exocoetus volitans and erroneously listed Parexocoetus brachypterus. The present paper recorded five more flying fishes, viz., Cheilopogon intermedius; C. suttoni; C. cyanopterus; Cypselurus naressi and Hirundichthys speculiger, with material evidence from West Bengal coast and also confirms occurrence of Parexocoetus mento, recorded earlier. The range extension of these flying fishes may be attributed to exploration of new fishing grounds within the Indian EEZ or even to climate change impact.

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西孟加拉邦海岸的五种飞鱼（Teleostei：Beloniformes：Exocoetidae）的首次报告

迄今为止，西孟加拉邦沿海水域中只有三个物种代表飞鱼（Beloniformes：Exocoetidae），这些鱼在全球范围内分布，直到今天，它们仅代表三种，即Cypselurus poecilopterus，Exocoetus volitans和错误列出的Parexocoetus brachypterus。本文件记录五个飞行鱼，即，。Cheilopogon中间型; 沙丁鱼; C. cyanopterus ; Cypselurus naressi和Hirundichthys speculiger，有来自西孟加拉邦海岸的重要证据，也证实了早前发生的Parexocoetus mento，。这些飞鱼的捕捞范围扩大可能归因于印度专属经济区内新渔场的勘探，甚至是气候变化的影响。