Exocoetus
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Oceanic two-wing flyingfish (E. obtusirostris) | |
Tropical two-wing flyingfish (E. volitans) | |
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Genus: | Exocoetus Linnaeus, 1758
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Exocoetus is a genus of flying fishes.
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
- Exocoetus volitans Linnaeus, 1758 (tropical two-wing flyingfish)
References
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Exocoetus in FishBase. June 2012 version.