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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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