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.

Species

Five species in this genus are recognized:

• 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)

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