Exocoetus

Exocoetus is a genus of flying fishes. It is a bony fish. The body is covered with cycloid scales. The mouth is wide, and the jaws bear teeth. It is a marine fish. The tail has hypobatic fins as the ventral lobe.

Two-winged flying fish
Oceanic two-wing flying fish (E. obtusirostris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Beloniformes
Superfamily: Exocoetoidea
Family: Exocoetidae
Subfamily: Exocoetinae
Risso, 1827
Genus: Exocoetus
Linnaeus, 1758
Type species
Exocoetus volitans
Linnaeus, 1758

Species

Five species in this genus are recognized:[1]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Exocoetus in FishBase. June 2012 version.
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