Exocoetus
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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.
Species
Five species in this genus are recognized:[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 (Peruvian flyingfish)
- Exocoetus volitans Linnaeus, 1758 (tropical two-wing flyingfish)
References
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