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Genus of fishes From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 | |
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Oceanic two-wing flying fish (E. obtusirostris) | |
Scientific 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 |
Five species in this genus are recognized:[1]
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