Exocoetus

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
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

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)