Exocoetus is a genus of .
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:
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Exocoetus gibbosus Parin & Shakhovskoy, 2000 (oceanic flyingfish)
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Exocoetus monocirrhus J. Richardson, 1846 (barbel flyingfish)
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Exocoetus obtusirostris Günther, 1866 (oceanic two-wing flyingfish)
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Exocoetus peruvianus Parin & Shakhovskoy, 2000 (Peruvian flyingfish)
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Exocoetus volitans Carl Linnaeus, 1758 (tropical two-wing flyingfish)
