Exocoetidae
Also known as: Fliegende Fische, Flying Fish, Flyingfishes, Flyvefisk, Flyvefiskfamilien, Peces voladores, Peixes-voadores, Pesci volanti
Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Order | Beloniformes |
| Family | Exocoetidae |
| Habitat | MARINE |
| Genera | 8 |
| Species records held | 92 |
| Descendant taxa (GBIF) | 150 |
| GBIF key | 2968 |
Genera in Exocoetidae
- Cheilopogon — 31 species: Cheilopogon abei, Cheilopogon agoo, Cheilopogon altipennis, Cheilopogon arcticeps, Cheilopogon atrisignis, Cheilopogon cyanopterus, Cheilopogon doederleinii, Cheilopogon dorsomacula
- Cypselurus — 21 species: Cypselurus angusticeps, Cypselurus bosha, Cypselurus callopterus, Cypselurus cladopterus, Cypselurus clariangulatus, Cypselurus comatus, Cypselurus hallbergi, Cypselurus hexazona
- Exocoetus — 16 species: Exocoetus alatus, Exocoetus appendiculatus, Exocoetus brachiopterus, Exocoetus chiliensis, Exocoetus fucorum, Exocoetus gibbosus, Exocoetus hirundo, Exocoetus kuag
- Hirundichthys — 12 species: Hirundichthys affinis, Hirundichthys albimaculatus, Hirundichthys coromandelensis, Hirundichthys ilma, Hirundichthys indicus, Hirundichthys marginatus, Hirundichthys oxycephalus, Hirundichthys rondeletii
- Prognichthys — 6 species: Prognichthys brevipinnis, Prognichthys gibbifrons, Prognichthys glaphyrae, Prognichthys occidentalis, Prognichthys sealei, Prognichthys tringa
- Parexocoetus — 3 species: Parexocoetus brachypterus, Parexocoetus hillianus, Parexocoetus mento
- Fodiator — 2 species: Fodiator acutus, Fodiator rostratus
- Rhamphexocoetus — 1 species: Rhamphexocoetus volans
Source and Attribution
Taxonomic rank data on this page is drawn from the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy, doi.org/10.15468/39omei, GBIF Secretariat, licensed CC BY 4.0. Member-species counts are counts of records held in the Sanctum species index, not a claim of completeness for the family.