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Class: Teleostei
Order: Beloniformes
Family: Exocoetidae Flyingfishes

Genus: Exocoetus

(See list of species below)


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5 species (see list below)
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Exocoetus gibbosus Oceanic flyingfish Eastern Central Pacific 2000
Exocoetus monocirrhus Barbel flyingfish Indo-Pacific and Eastern 20 SL 1846
Exocoetus obtusirostris Oceanic two-wing flyingfish South Pacific 24 TL 1866
Exocoetus peruvianus Southeast Pacific 2000
Exocoetus volitans Tropical two-wing flyingfish Widespread in tropical an 30 TL 1758



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