Exocoetus
| Exocoetus | |
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| Oceanic Two-wing Flyingfish (E. obtusirostris) | |
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| Tropical Two-wing Flyingfish (E. volitans) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Beloniformes |
| Family: | Exocoetidae |
| Genus: | Exocoetus Linnaeus, 1758 |
Exocoetus is a genus of flying fishes.
Species
There are currently five recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Exocoetus gibbosus Parin & Shakhovskoy, 2000 (Oceanic flyingfish)
- Exocoetus monocirrhus J. Richardson, 1846 (Barbel flyingfish)
- Exocoetus obtusirostris Günther, 1866 (Oceanic two-wing flyingfish)
- Exocoetus peruvianus Parin & Shakhovskoy, 2000
- Exocoetus volitans Linnaeus, 1758 (Tropical two-wing flyingfish)
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2012). Species of Exocoetus in FishBase. June 2012 version.
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