Parexocoetus
Parexocoetus is a genus of flying fishes. They are found in the tropical and subtropical western Atlantic and Indo-Pacific Oceans. It is the only genus in the subfamily Parexocoetinae which is unique among the flying fishes in having a jaw which is very protrusible and having a joint situated between the cranium and the shoulder girdle which allows the head to be more maneuverable than in other lineages of this family.[2]
| Parexocoetus | |
|---|---|
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| P. hillianus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Beloniformes |
| Family: | Exocoetidae |
| Subfamily: | Parexocoetinae Bruun, 1935 |
| Genus: | Parexocoetus Bleeker, 1865 |
| Type species | |
| Exocoetus mento Valenciennes, 1847[1] | |
Species
Three recognized species are in this genus:[3]
- Parexocoetus brachypterus (J. Richardson, 1846) (sailfin flyingfish)
- Parexocoetus hillianus (P. H. Gosse, 1851)
- Parexocoetus mento (Valenciennes, 1847) (African sailfin flyingfish)
References
- Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Parexocoetus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
- J. S. Nelson; T. C. Grande; M. V. H. Wilson (2016). Fishes of the World (5th ed.). Wiley. p. 366. ISBN 978-1-118-34233-6.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Parexocoetus in FishBase. June 2012 version.
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