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    recognized: Exocoetus gibbosus Parin & Shakhovskoy, 2000 (oceanic flyingfish) Exocoetus monocirrhus J. Richardson, 1846 (barbel flyingfish) Exocoetus obtusirostris...
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    Nicolas (2018). "Exocoetus volitans Linnaeus, 1758". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 28 July 2018. "Exocoetus volitans Linnaeus,...
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  • Exocoetus monocirrhus is a species of fish in the family Exocoetidae. Exocoetus monocirrhus mainly inhabit the warm waters of the Indian and Pacific Oceans...
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    -idae, common for indicating a family, follows the root of the Latin word exocoetus, a transliteration of the Ancient Greek name ἐξώκοιτος. This means literally...
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  • Exocoetus gibbosus is a species of fish in the family Exocoetidae. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Exocoetus gibbosus Parin & Shakhovskoy,...
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    ISBN 978-1-4214-1872-8. Media related to Exocoetus obtusirostris at Wikimedia Commons Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Exocoetus obtusirostris". FishBase....
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    Valenciennes, 1847 Exocoetus hyperistius Fowler, 1919 Exocoetus nigripennis Valenciennes, 1847 Exocoetus polleni Bleeker, 1866 Exocoetus speculiger Valenciennes...
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    Nord Aviation. It is the French word for flying fish, from the Latin exocoetus, a transliteration of the Greek name for the fish that sometimes flew...
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    of distribution in the World Ocean of some flying fishes of the genera Exocoetus, Hirundichthys and Cypselurus (Exocoetidae)", FishTaxa, 3(4), 40–80. Wikimedia...
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    the extended pipefish family Mirror dory Mahi-mahi The "flying fish" Exocoetus obtusirostris has specialized pectoral fins for gliding The hoodwinker...
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    procne De Filippi & Verany, 1857 Exocoetus heterurus Rafinesque, 1810 Exocoetus maculipinnis Vinciguerra, 1883 Exocoetus procne De Filippi & Verany, 1857...
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  • Exocoetus peruvianus, commonly known as the Peruvian flyingfish, is a species of ray-finned fish endemic to the tropical southeast Pacific Ocean in the...
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    mainly catch small fish such as flying fish, particularly the genera Exocoetus and Cypselurus, that are driven to the surface by predators such as tuna...
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  • compared to the missile popular at his era Biological names for flying-fish: Exocoetus Exocoetidae XOC or xoc An exosuit is a powered exoskeleton This disambiguation...
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  • Order: Beloniformes Family: Exocoetidae Subfamily: Cypsellurinae Genus: Prognichthys Breder, 1928 Type species Exocoetus gibbifrons Valenciennes, 1847...
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    Exocoetidae Subfamily: Cypsellurinae Genus: Hirundichthys Breder, 1928 Type species Exocoetus rubescens, a synonym of Hirundichthys rondeletii Rafinesque, 1818...
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    wing loading and smaller aspect ratios (i.e. broader wings) than their Exocoetus monoplane counterparts, which contributes to their ability to fly for...
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    Hirundichthys, although there is some uncertainty about the exact identity of Exocoetus rubescens, the species Charles Marcus Breder Jr. designated as the type...
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    Parexocoetus brachypterus (Richardson, 1846) Synonyms Exocoetus brachypterus Richardson, 1846 Exocoetus atrodorsalis Günther, 1867 Ptenonotus melanogeneion...
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    uranoscopus Ridgehead Poromitra unicornis Tropical two-wing flyingfish Exocoetus evolans Cusk-eel Benthocometes robustus Rattail Trachonurus sulcatus Tripod...
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    Subfamily: Cypsellurinae Genus: Cypselurus Swainson, 1838 Type species Exocoetus appendiculatus, a synonym of Cypselurus comatus Wood, 1825 Species Twelve...
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    pelagic, oceanodromous species. It was described by Achille Valenciennes as Exocoetus micropterus in 1847, with the type locality of King George Sound, Western...
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    Exocoetus volitans a member of the Beloniformes...
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    Fodiatorinae Fowler, 1925 Genus: Fodiator D. S. Jordan & Meek, 1885 Type species Exocoetus acutus Valenciennes, 1847 Synonyms Hemiexocoetus Fowler, 1901...
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    nigricans (Bennett, 1840) Exocoetus nigricans Bennett, 1840 Cypselurus pinnatibarbatus (non Bennett, 1831) misapplied Exocoetus spilopus (non Valenciennes...
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    Exocoetoidea Exocoetus volitans Scientific classification Domain: Eukaryota Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Beloniformes...
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    was for 45 seconds (Video here). It has been suggested that the genus Exocoetus is on an evolutionary borderline between flight and gliding. It flaps...
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    Cheilopogon exsiliens Cheilopogon furcatus Cheilopogon heterurus Exocoetus obtusirostris Exocoetus volitans Hirundichthys rondeletii Hirundichthys speculiger...
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    Beloniformes Family: Exocoetidae Subfamily: Parexocoetinae Bruun, 1935 Genus: Parexocoetus Bleeker, 1865 Type species Exocoetus mento Valenciennes, 1847...
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    Beloniformes Temporal range: Early Eocene to present PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N Exocoetus volitans Scientific classification Domain: Eukaryota Kingdom: Animalia...
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